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Sustainable Development

Air we breathe is dense with pollutants

Level of air pollution in the city is higher than it was in previous pre-monsoon assessments. Ambient air quality prior to onset of rains, according to report released by t...

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Sustainable Development

Sewage main reason for poor-quality river water

An environmental monitoring programme carried out by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) in five river basins across the State has re...

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Sustainable Development

Mumbai Is Noisiest City In The World

Mumbai is hostage to air and water pollution at dangerous levels, and is probably the n the world, ahead of Delhi and Kolkata. Maharashtra’s economic survey, released...

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Hollywood

Celebrities Launch Video Messages In Support Of World Refugee Day

A number of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors and supporters have released video messages in support of refugee families and asked the public to show solidarity by sharing their s...

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Environment

US Releases Draft Rules To Cut Carbon Emissions From Coal Power Plants 30% By 2030

Rules to be finalised after public consultations aims to prevent 2,700 to 6,600 premature deaths and about 150,000 asthma attacks The United States (US) has released its dr...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan & Aamir Khan To Launch Dilip Kumar's Biography 'Substance And Shadow'

Come June 9th and the long wait for the biography of Bollywood thespian Dilip Kumar will be over! The biography ‘Substance and Shadow’, which was earlier schedu...

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Hollywood

Kasabian To Play Benefit Gig For War Child

British band Kasabian has announced a gig to benefit War Child. The rockers will hit the stage at London’s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on June 18 to raise money for the ...

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Environment

Melting ice caps may slow negative effects of global warming

Huge amounts of dissolved iron being released into the oceans from melting ice sheets may cancel out some of the negative effects of global warming, a new study has claimed...

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Health

At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC

Half a million Americans should consider taking Truvada, a pill that prevents HIV infection. This is the upshot of updated clinical guidelines from the US Centers for Disea...

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Environment

WHO estimate on air pollution shows Indian cities are death traps

Analysis of database indicates that all 124 Indian cities assessed exceed the WHO guideline for particulate matter levels; Delhi, Patna exceed safe level prescribed by WHO ...

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