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EPIC report: India sees 19.3% drop in air pollution, boosts life expectancy

Representative Image NEW DELHI: India witnessed a substantial 19.3 per cent decrease in particulate pollution in 2022 compared to 2021,…

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South Asia’s air quality sees surprising improvement in 2022:  AQLI report

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The report from the annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) has revealed a surprising improvement in…

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Most people in the world breathe polluted air: WHO

Representative Image GENEVA: New data from World Health Organization (WHO) says that about 99 per cent of the global population…

3 years ago

Need to protect workers’ health while working from home: WHO & ILO

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisation have called for measures to be put…

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Global COVID-19 response generating masses of waste: WHO

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a report stating that the amount of waste generated by…

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Coronavirus pandemic caused rise in TB deaths: WHO report

Representative Image The World Health Organisation released a new report highlighting how global progress achieved in tackling the preventable disease…

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UN Council declares access to healthy environment a human right

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) declared ‘Access to a clean and healthy environment’ as…

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New Malaria vaccine receives WHO’s approval

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation, on Wednesday, October 6, endorsed the world’s first vaccine against Malaria. Malaria…

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WHO revises air quality guidelines after 15 years

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, September 22, updated the air quality guidelines which were…

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New website for vaccine information launched by WHO, WTO, IMF and World Bank

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The World Bank Group, World Health Organisation (WHO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Trade Organisation…

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