WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
It is a step in the right direction. If Bangalore-based NGO Surakshit Vatavaran says there should be a detailed study on hazards of cell phone radiation in the Indian context, it is not without a reason. They are strongly advocating that there should be no mobile towers in and around …
The chulha trap - Energy access for health security of the poor - a presentation by Anumita Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director General, CSE at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2014: Energy Access and Renewable Energy, February 27-28, 2014, New Delhi.
BEIJING: The smog is so bad even the statues wear masks. Or at least they do in photos of a campus stunt circulating online as parts of northern China suffered a sixth straight day of severe pollution. A Peking University student placed the masks on statues of Spanish novelist Miguel …
There is no cause of alarm with regard to possible ill-effects on human health by electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cellphone towers and cellphones because the limits adopted in India account for all biological effects of radiation. In fact, the limits set by India are much lower than the internationally …
Air pollution in China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, has reached intolerable levels and the country should aggressively cut its reliance on coal, according to the National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation. “China's pollution is at an unbearable stage,” Li Junfeng, director general of the state body …
The Government should allot funds to study the health effects of prolonged exposure to mobile phones in the Indian context, according to a panel. The committee, set up to look into electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation issues on orders of the Allahabad High Court, has recommended the Department of Science and …
London: Britain’s monarch is exposed to the worst air pollution in Britain. Days after the European Commission dragged UK to the court over high pollution levels it has been found that the traffic-ridden road that runs alongside the Queen’s London home, Buckingham Palace, has the country’s highest levels of nitrogen …
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has claimed that there is "no conclusive information" available with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding high prevalence of respiratory or other diseases caused by air pollution. Azad was replying to a question in Parliament on February 18. However, a large-scale study sponsored by …
BEIJING: The Chinese capital has issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution over the next three days, with children and the elderly being advised to stay indoors. Beijing, its neighbours Tianjin and Hebei Province, as well as central and western Shandong Province can expect heavy air pollution to linger …
Three southern States and Maharashtra adopt new drug regimen. To reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, three southern States and Maharashtra have adopted a new drug regimen as part of the National AIDS Control Programme. The new Option B Plus brings down transmission levels from 30 per cent to just two …
The World Health Organisation has asked India to participate in its electromagnetic field (EMF) projects, as myths about the impact of mobile phone tower radiation on public health are widespread in the country. The advice came from Mike Repacholi, former head of the EMF Task Force at WHO, during his …
WHO Representative to Pakistan Dr, Ni’ma Saeed Abid and Country Representative of UNICEF Dan Rohrmann visited Quetta to meet high government functionaries and discuss the risk of poliovirus circulation in the province. The UN officials met Chief Minister of Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch and Minister of Health Rahmat Baloch. …
Environmentalists have slammed finance minister P. Chidambaram’s decision to cut taxes on cars, with the fuel-guzzling SUVs enjoying the biggest slash. Not only will this trigger an increased deiselisation of the car segment markets, but will adversely impact human health. Air pollution levels across cities have been rising steadily due …
President calls for creating a polio-free world As India celebrates its victory over polio — completing three years without any case of the debilitating infection — the nation becomes entitled to polio-free certification by the World Health Organisation in March. On Tuesday, President Pranab Mukherjee received Rotary International’s highest award …
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana government on an application to take immediate and adequate steps to prescribe stringent emission standards for both petrol and diesel vehicles to control and reduce air pollution and protect the health and …
India has completed three years without polio, a landmark achievement which would pave the way for a polio-free certification from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the health ministry Monday said. The ministry said 40,000 reporting units, including health facilities, annually report 60,000 cases of paralysis to the polio surveillance network …
Congratulating the country for its monumental achievement, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General, World Health Organization, said, “India has shown the world that there is no such thing as impossible. This is likely the greatest lesson, and the greatest inspiration for the rest of the world.” Addressing the ‘India’s victory over polio’ …
Impact of telecom towers on human health - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 06/02/2014. The Minister Of State in the Ministry Of Communications And Information Technology has stated that "DoT adopted the EMF radiation limits prescribed by ICNIRP in 2008 which was further reduced to 1/10th of the safe limit …
Electromagnetic radiations from mobile phones - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 06/02/2014. The Minister Of Communications And Information Technology & Law And Justice has stated that "there is no conclusive evidence available so far to establish adverse effect on human health due to Electromagnetic Field ( EMF) radiations emitted from …
Bangladesh is going to be diagnosed polio-free as the deadly disease is believed to have been fought out through countrywide child-immunisation drives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) certifies countries in this regard and officials said Bangladesh is going to get this certificate by next month (March) for the country’s outstanding …
