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Global cancer risk comes from unregulated chemicals: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Whenever an organic matter is burned such as in a wildfire, a power plant, a car's exhaust, or in daily cooking, the combustion releases polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) -- a class of pollutants that are known to cause lung cancer.
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Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): The Taliban in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, a new report has revealed.
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NDMA recommends Rs 50,000 as ex gratia amount to kin of those who died of
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday apprised the Supreme Court that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has recommended an amount of Rs 50,000 as ex-gratia to be paid to families of those who died of COVID-19 including those who were in
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Punjab Govt all set to control stubble burning
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], September 22 (ANI): The Punjab government has taken innovative steps to tackle stubble burning which causes air pollution.
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Equity indices drop amid volatility, Zee Entertainment up 32 pc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 22 (ANI): Equity indices closed in the negative terrain on Wednesday as traders navigated cautiously while assessing the impact of struggling Chinese developer Evergrande Group on India.
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Pakistan resisting International commitments on blasphemy laws
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 22 (ANI): The increasing cases of blasphemy registered in Pakistan continues to be a cause of concern for human rights activists who have repeatedly highlighted the practice and urged world bodies, including the EU to take note of the issue, which has worsened
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Equity indices trade flat, Zee Entertainment up 20 pc
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 22 (ANI): Equity indices were flat during early hours on Wednesday as traders navigated cautiously while assessing the impact of struggling Chinese developer Evergrande Group on India.
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Telangana CM directs Transport, Power Ministers to bring proposals to reco
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 22 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao, on Tuesday directed the state Transport Minister and the state Power Minister to bring proposals in the next Cabinet meeting in order to recover from the financial crisis caused due to the COVID
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Air Quality Commission directs 11 thermal power plants to co-fire biomass
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): In view of stubble burning in months of October and November causing degradation of Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi and adjoining areas, the Air Quality Commission constituted by the Centre directed 11 thermal power plants within a 300-km radius of Del
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Incessant rainfall, cloudburst damages crops in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 21 (ANI): Incessant rainfall over the past 12 hours and an incident of cloud burst in Himachal Pradesh has caused extensive damage to crops in the state, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Farmers problems should not be linked to politics: VP Venkaiah
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 20 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the problems of the farmers should not be politicised for votes as that will cause divisions in the country.
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Two pilots injured in plane crash in Texas, no casualties on ground - Fire
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Two pilots ejected from the plane that crashed in the Texas city of Lake Worth are the only causalities as there are no injured people on the ground, Lake Worth Fire Chief Ryan Arthur said on Sunday.
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