Ground-level ozone pollution is rising in India’s major cities, and it is invisible and is a major health threat to those with respiratory problems: ‘Air Quality Tracker: An invisible threat’ Report.
Punjab produces a minimum of 4,376.6 tonnes of waste per day, but not even 50% of it is being processed or treated: Environment Ministry.
181 CRPF personnel have committed suicide since 2021, with the most suicides reported in UP (22) and Bihar (17): Junior Home Minister.
There were 18,378 organ transplants in India in 2023, the highest ever in a year, of which 10% were in foreign nationals: National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation Report.
India imported 18.65 lakh tonnes of urea and 22.58 lakh tonnes of phosphatic and potassic fertilisers from China in 2023-24: Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilisers.
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