World Bank launches climate and health initiative to avert 21 million deaths by 2050

Dec 04, 2023

According to a press release by the World Bank, with projections indicating at least 21 million additional deaths by 2050 due to climate-related health...

PoJK: Residents protest in Muzaffarabad over road congestion, safety issues

Jul 15, 2024

People in Muzaffarabad protested to demand repairs and widening of the road from Shaheed Gali to Garhi Habibullah, citing traffic congestion and health hazards...

Firecracker factory accidents: NGT directs Tamil Nadu authorities to study potential for environmental hazards

Jun 19, 2021

New Delhi [India], June 19 : The National Green Tribunal has directed concerned authorities in Tamil Nadu to carry out a study in regard...

West Bengal: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation seeks ban on hookah parlours

Dec 05, 2022

Days after the West Bengal government banned hookah bars in the capital city of Kolkata citing the effects on public health, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation...

Brazil lifts coronavirus-related public health emergency

Apr 18, 2022

Brasilia [Brazil], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian government is lifting the public health emergency announced in the country at the start of the COVID-19...

UN agency warns of looming global water crisis

Oct 05, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change...