"What we are doing is using taxpayers' money to boost hurricanes, to spread droughts, to melt glaciers, to bleach corals. In one word: to destroy the world." by Julia Conley, staff writer A new report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) showed that if just 10 to 30 percent of the annual coal, oil, […]
Aug 18 2019 | Posted in
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It was exactly two years on Friday 16th August 2019 that the Minamata Convention on Mercury- a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from human-induced emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds- came into force. The Convention became legally binding on 16th August 2017, 90 days after it exceeded the threshold of 50 […]
Aug 18 2019 | Posted in
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A total of 10,528 dengue patients have been hospitalized from January 1 to July 27 The dengue virus is spreading its wings aggressively, both in Dhaka and the outer districts, with one patient being hospitalized every two minutes as of on Saturday. A total of 683 new dengue infected patients were reported across Bangladesh on […]
Speakers at a workshop emphasised the need for imposing a ban on mercury use in dental treatment, considering its injurious impact on health and environment. They said using mercury or silver to fill tooth decay is posing a serious threat to the human health and the environment. Department of Environment (DoE) and Environment and Social […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — For the tenth consecutive year, Atrium Health's Levine Children's Hospital is recognized as one of the best places to care for children in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This year the hospital received the most rankings in their history and remain the only children's hospital in Charlotte to be given this distinction. […]
Aug 17 2019 | Posted in
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Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday. The World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas ranked water stress, drought risk and riverine flood risk using a peer-reviewed methodology. "Agriculture, industry, […]
Aug 8 2019 | Posted in
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Unprecedented efforts to install renewable power capacity have only translated into meeting 2 per cent of global energy demand, meaning the world’s overwhelming reliance on fossil fuels shows no sign of abating. A new report forecasts that coal, oil and gas will still contribute about 85 per cent of primary energy supply by 2040, compared […]
The number of patients was only 184 in May but rose to 1,796 in June Four and a half year old Tahmeed Mehbub, admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka on July 14 with heavy fever and body pain, was diagnosed with dengue. Within a day of his admission, his condition deteriorated rapidly and he […]
Aug 7 2019 | Posted in
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It is a growing threat to human health, and has significant consequences: US Embassy The United States has said it will continue to help Bangladesh improve air quality. The US embassy announced Washington’s willingness to assist on Wednesday on its new Twitter handle. Read More:
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