Particles from coal and diesel are more harmful than wind-blown dust, say studies New Delhi: Dust may be the most visible marker of Delhi’s air pollution, but its sheer abundance may actually be masking the bigger killers—emissions from vehicles, thermal power plants and industries. Studies and research reports have underlined the chemical composition of ultrafine …
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Hyderabad: Marking the World Toilet Day, Taruni, an organisation working for the welfare of adolescent girls and women organised a programme and screened the documentary ‘The Little Finger’ at Ravindra Bharathi on Sunday. Chevella MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Commissioner B Janardhan Reddy were chief guests. The documentary was directed by …
Indians are caught between two extremes. The first ever study on India: Health of the Nation’s States, says while Empowered Action Group states (such as Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Assam) are still battling diarrhoea deaths in children, those placed higher up on the development ladder are struck by …
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‘No plastic’ experiment begins today at Mantralaya Mumbai: Even as the state’s Environment Ministry is planning to impose a ban on plastic from Gudhi Padwa next year, it will be taken up on an experimental basis at the Mantralaya from Friday. At a meeting with officials from the municipal corporations from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region …
SHILLONG: Women in northeastern states have a long way to go to come on a par with their mainland sisters in terms of participation in politics, business and religious practices, shows a study. Delving into the study on the social, economic and political empowerment of women in northeastern states, Rekha Sharma, chairperson in charge of …
