The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
A STAFF REPORTER Rajarhat-Gopalpur Municipality has lodged a police complaint against a mobile service provider for erecting a signal tower off VIP Road without its permission. The municipality said the unauthorised cellphone tower was exposing residents of the locality to harmful
Plastic bottles are deadly for your brain Bisphenol A Found To Impair Learning & Memory Toronto: Plastic containers may be deadly for your brain. Canadian researchers have found that Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used in making plastic containers, might be responsible for impairing many brain functions such as learning …
East St. Louis: Two persons have died after exposure to a dangerous chemical at a storage and mixing plant, a city official said today. At least eight people were sickened by exposure to the chemical yesterday, and emergency rooms were quarantined at two St. Louis hospitals where those people sought …
While bigger mandals may be resisting change, there has been a noticeable shift in the mindset of small households Soon, the street corners will reverberate with chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya, and for ten days until immersion, the Elephant God will be an honoured city guest. But in a more …
Scientific studies increasingly show that plastic is harmful on our bodies, and on environment. Here's why you should minimise its use in daily life SUMMARY OF THE BEST ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD There is no doubt that plastic does tremendous harm to our bodies and our environment. And the …
Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar alongwith MLAs Francis Dsouza, Damodar Naik and Milind Naik issued a Memorandum to the Chief Secretary J P Singh, which seeks a ban on Plaster of Paris Ganesha idols. The memorandum states that the Ganesha Chaturthi festival starts from September 3. Artisans will start making …
Two chemicals widely used in cleaning agents for homes, offices and hospitals cause birth defects and fertility problems in mice whose cages have been in contact with them, according to Patricia Hunt at Washington State University in Pullman. The quaternary ammonium compounds ADBAC (n-alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride) and DDAC …
School and hospital premises would soon be out of bounds for mobile phone towers, the installation of which would now be governed according to international norms. The Government has adopted a new set of guidelines for limiting the exposure of human beings to electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones and …
A study by NGO Toxics Link has found extremely high levels of lead in the dust collected from Delhi homes. Lead is known to be harmful, especially for children and pregnant women, and the study indicates that the primary cause for high lead levels was paints. According to Dr Abhay …
A study by Toxics Link has revealed alarmingly high levels of lead in household dust in the Capital that may have serious consequences for the health and well-being of its residents. Since leaded petrol was banned in 2000, the findings of the study have indicated an alternative source of the …
Says goodbye to burning of seized drugs in the open Vishal Joshi The Haryana police is all set to become a "green force'. Following directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the police has finally said goodbye to the highly objectionable practice of uncontrolled burning of seized narcotic drugs. …
SHUNNING junk food and choosing health, you may have decided to go natural with fruits, but caution is advised because some traders here have relied on artificial means to produce gleaming fruits that are definitely unhealthy . And, mangoes seem to be the prime target of nefarious traders. The magnitude …
Owing to the increasing mobile towers atop residential buildings, schools, hostels and hospitals, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has decided that they will not allow indiscriminate installation of mobile towers atop newly planned buildings as the electromagnetic radiation emitted by them are harmful for human body. A guideline …
The Disaster Management Institute of Bhopal and Chief Inspector of factories of Assam had organising a two-day training programme from May 29 at Khanapara Staff Training College and Noonmati Refinery on risk associated with handling and transportation of hazardous chemicals during manufacture and processing, loading, unloading and bulk storage, including …
Greenpeace says the world's most popular electronic game consoles contain high levels of toxic chemicals, though they do not pose an immediate danger to gamers. A report by the environmental watchdog group says Nintendo's Wii, the Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 use varying degrees of bromine, PVCs and …
Some of the environmentalists based in the United States have kicked up a controversy over yet another asbestos-laden ship heading for the Alang ship-breaking yard in the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat for dismantling. The controversy over S.S. Oceanic has been raised in view of the nationwide protest the Alang shipyard …
