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Groundwater depletion rates in India may triple in coming decades, warns study
"We find that farmers are already increasing irrigation use in...
Human-caused climate change may lead to 1 billion premature deaths over next century: Study
The study, published in the journal Energies, proposes aggressive...
Double finance for nature-based solutions to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report
The analysis shows that finance flows to NbS are currently only USD 154 billion/year, which is less than half of the USD 384 billion/year investment needed by 2025 and only a third of investment needed by 2030 (USD 484 billion/year) Geneva: Financing for nature-based...
Air pollution linked with multiple long-term health conditions: Study
“Our research has indicated that those people that live in areas of higher traffic-related air pollution are at greater risk of having multiple health conditions. People with more than one long-term health condition have a lower quality of life and greater dependence...
Study reveals that diet can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 10 per cent
A healthy diet is one important lifestyle strategy for lowering CVD risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and ultimately preventing atherosclerotic heart disease, or the hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by fatty buildup, which...
UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
While digital technologies transform lives and livelihood for the better, increased use of Internet has also paved the way for the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, the regular occurrence of data breaches, and an increase in cybercrimes....
New York, Singapore top chart as the world’s most expensive cities: Survey
The cost of living in 172 of the world’s major cities rocketed an average 8.1% over the past year, driven by factors including the war in Ukraine and supply-chain snarls, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living report. Asian cities...
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
In Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, WHO reveals that road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide, are three of the top five causes of death among people aged five to 29, People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the...
Twitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
Despite its rules prohibiting COVID misinformation, Twitter has struggled with enforcement. Posts making bogus claims about home remedies or vaccines could still be found, and it was difficult on Tuesday to identify exactly how the platform's rules may have changed...
Most Asian countries far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas: Research
Dr Mohammed Farhadinia of the Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, said: 'Asia is a challenging continent for setting targets for protected areas since areas of high biodiversity typically conflict with dense human populations and...
New drug 95% effective against sleeping sickness in adults: Lancet Study
"Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa. Many of the people at risk live in remote rural areas where there is little access to adequate health services, and where acoziborole has the potential to revolutionise treatment for sleeping...
WhatsApp phone numbers of about 50 crore users stolen, put on sale: Report
This database can be used by hackers for spamming, phishing attempts, identity theft, and other cybercriminal activities. The hacker was selling the US dataset for $7,000, the UK for $2,500, and Germany for $2,000, according to the report. WhatsApp phone numbers of...