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Diwali Air Over North India Was World’s Worst

November 3, 2016 SrijitaAir, Diwali, India, North, Over, Was, World's, worst

Over the Diwali weekend of 2016, India’s air quality was among the world’s worst, between 40 per cent and 100 per cent worse in five north Indian cities than at the same time the preceding year, according to global air pollution data, and an IndiaSpend analysis of national data and its own #Breathe network of sensors. On October 30 and 31 this year, from 9 pm to the wee hours of the next morning, North India — especially parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar — recorded PM 2.5 levels…

50% Rise in Diabetes Deaths Across India Over 11 Years

October 14, 2016 Srijita11, 50, across, Deaths, Diabetes, In, India, Over, Rise, Years

With a genetic predisposition brought to the fore by changing lifestyles, deaths due to diabetes increased 50 per cent in India between 2005 and 2015, and is now the seventh-most common cause of death in the country, up from 11th rank in 2005, according to data published by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). Ischemic heart disease continues to be the highest cause of death, followed by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cerebrovascular disease, lower respiratory infection, diarrhoeal diseases and tuberculosis. In 2015, 346,000 people died of diabetes, which caused 3.3…

Supreme Court tells Jung, Kejriwal to Meet Over Chikungunya, Dengue

October 5, 2016 SrijitaChikungunya, Court, dengue, Jung, Kejriwal, Meet, Over, Supreme, tells, to

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Delhi’s Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung to convene on Wednesday a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the civic bodies to discuss ways and means to deal with the spread of chikungunya and dengue. Asking Jung to hold the meeting at 2 p.m., Justice Madan Lokur and Justice L. Nagaswara Rao asked participants at the meeting to refrain from engaging in any blame-game. Pointing out that the “interests of the people of Delhi are paramount”, the court said: “In our opinion, considering that…

Over 90% Of World Breathing Bad Air

September 27, 2016 Srijita90%, Air, Bad, Breathing, of, Over, World

Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year. New data in a report from the UN’s global health body “is enough to make all of us extremely concerned,” Maria Neira, the head of the WHO’s department of public health and environment, told reporters. The problem is most acute in cities, but air in rural areas is worse than many think, WHO experts said. Poorer…

Why folks are obsessing over oil-based cleansers

September 9, 2016 SrijitaAre, cleansers, folks, obsessing, oil-based, Over, Why

This one is going to break age-old notions that you may have heard all along of how ‘oil clogs the pores’, how it’s ‘bad for sensitive skin’ and more. But if the latest hype is anything to go by, oil-based face cleansers are becoming the new skin obsession. A case in point is how more celebs are turning to coconut oil to remove make-up as it is anti-inflammatory and a skin softener. Here’s more… HOW IT WORKS Derived from natural plant oils, these cleansers use oil instead of the…

global Yoga Day: the big apple Celebrates Yoga Day with ‘thoughts Over insanity’

June 27, 2016 SrijitaApple, Big, Celebrates, Day, Global, insanity', Over, The, thoughts, With, Yoga

as the NASDAQ was zooming up sixty nine factors on microsecond transactions at eleven a.m. on Monday, outdoor in front of the inventory trade building on times rectangular, peace and calm wafted a few of the lots of yoga enthusiasts celebrating the worldwide Yoga Day an afternoon early to coincide with the summer time Solstice.Rashmi Galliano of the vital Yoga Institute, who led the eleven a.m. yoga session, told IANS the day’s significance turned into showing how yoga changed into bringing “peace and easea into the lives of the brand…