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LoP Rahul Gandhi meets workers' unions, flags labour codes concerns
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday met representatives of workers' unions from across the country at the Jan Sansad, during which they raised deep concerns about the four new Labour Codes. The interaction focused on the impact of the codes on workers' right
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Rahul Gandhi demands parliamentary discussion on air pollution, Govt says
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Congress MP asserted that the millions of children's futures are being destroyed due to lung diseases amid rising air pollution.
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"Rahul Gandhi is voice of every Delhiite...": Congress MP Jebi Mather hail
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Hailing the speech of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over the matter of air pollution, Congress MP Jebi Mather on Friday said that such an issue needs to be discussed at length in the Parliament as the national capital has turned into a "gas chamber".
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"Something concrete should come out of it": Priyanka Gandhi supports Rahul
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Gandhi said that air pollution has been escalating every year and requires a coordinated national response.
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"Not many issues the govt and opposition can agree on": Rahul Gandhi on re
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The congress leader asserted that the millions of children's futures are being destroyed as they are getting lung diseases.
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"Public health emergency affecting all age groups": Padma awardee doctors
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The advisory highlights mounting health risks for all age groups, especially children, pregnant women, senior citizens and people with heart or lung diseases.
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"Air pollution doesn't just damage lungs, it also increases risk of dement
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Along with lung diseases, air pollution can also cause dementia in an individual, Neurologist Dr. (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji said in an exclusive interview with ANI.
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Smokefree India Calls on COP11 to Deliver Urgent Youth Protections Against
Updated : 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14: Smokefree India today issued a four-point call to action ahead of COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), urging delegates to confront India's escalating youth tobacco crisis with urgency and evidence-based policies.
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Alkem Laboratories Raises Awareness of Rare Lung Diseases on World Rare Di
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 1: As the world prepares to observe World Rare Disease Day on February 29, 2024, the focus is on the critical need to tackle rare lung diseases affecting individuals globally. This day serves as a poignant reminder of the challenges faced by tho
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Air pollution linked to higher hospitalisations for heart, lung diseases
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Short and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospitalisation for serious heart and lung problems, according to two major US studies published in The British Medical Journal.
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Air pollution linked to higher hospitalisations for heart, lung diseases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Global Burden of Disease study, exposure to PM2.5 accounts for an estimated 7.6 per cent of total global mortality and 4.2 per cent of global disability-adjusted life years (a measure of years lived in good health).
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Institute of Heart Lungs Diseases & Research Centre (IHLD) Set to Open
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19: The Institute of Heart Lungs Diseases & Research Centre (IHLD) will soon open in the country's national capital, New Delhi. One of the premier institutes in North India, IHLD will be among the few institutes in the country offering specialised healthcare servi
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