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Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011

Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would press for increase in tax o...

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Health

Are you travelling polio free? Show your certificate!

The federal government began enforcing the International Health Regulations (IHR) recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for all outbound travellers from Pakist...

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Health

Vitamin E May Harm or Help Your Lungs

A form of vitamin E found in vegetable oils like corn and canola may worsen lung function, while another form typically found in olive oil may protect it, a new study sugge...

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Sustainable Development

Bihar Mukhiyas To Get Smart Phones, Internet-savvy Assistants To Improve Work Efficiency

Move will cut frequent travel to government offices to get schemes sanctioned and will improve monitoring, says Panchayati Raj minister Village heads or mukhiyas in Bihar w...

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Hollywood

Spielberg Family Raises $200,000 For Crossroads Founder’s Inner-city Charity

An A-list Hollywood crowd, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Jonah Hill, turned out Wednesday evening to raise funds for Paul Cummins’ Coalition for Engaged Education, ai...

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Health

Race Against Time To Prevent Deadly Spread Of Polio

Poliomyelitis is a devastating, highly infectious viral disease. It is spread from person to person or through poor sanitary conditions. It can kill those infected or resul...

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Environment

New Green Ministry Puts Climate Change On Top Of Agenda

India has never been on a denial mode over the devastating effects of climate change and always called for steps to deal with global warming. This stand will now get new im...

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Environment

India and China Need to Take Steps on Climate Change

The US has said that it is willing to take steps to reduce its emissions but also wants countries like India and China to take responsibility to address the challenge of cl...

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Environment

Threat of Uttarakhand-like disaster in Himachal Pradesh

Increased vulnerability of Himachal Pradesh to climate change has posed the threat of Uttarakhand like disaster. In 2013, bursting of a small lake in front of Chorabari gla...

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Sustainable Development

Low-Cost Water Is Hard Sell in Delhi Colony

India — In October last year, the resettlement colony of Sawda Ghevra, tucked away in the north-western outskirts of India’s capital, became the site of an urba...

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