The cost of air pollution in India - Rs 3.39 lakh per second

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The cost of deadly air pollution in India — Rs 3.39 lakh per second India is estimated to bear 10.7 lakh crore (USD 150 billion), or 5.4 per cent of India's GDP annually, the third highest costs from fossil fuel air pollution worldwide. That amounted to a loss of Rs 3.39 lakh per second, according to the report by environment organisation Greenpeace Southeast Asia with inputs from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Shocking! Rs 45 lakh hidden in peanuts, meatballs seized at Delhi Airport A video posted by CISF on Twitter shows security personnel cracking peanuts, unzipping sealed biscuit packets and digging into oily meat pieces to extract the notes. Is coronavirus way worse than what you believe? China's official death toll from the new coronavirus spiked dramatically on Thursday after authorities changed their counting methods, fuelling concern the epidemic is far worse than being reported. Global giants fight for India's jet deal US defence major Boeing is considering to offer its F-15EX Eagle fighter jets to Indian Air Force and has sought a licence from the US authorities for its possible export to India. Done Tindering and Bumbling! Get ready for Facebook Dating If you're a flirty mobile warrior Tindering on the brink or Bumbling from one swipe to the next be aware there's another game in town as Facebook muscles in to place its own tanks on the lawn. Poodle perfection: Meet Siba the 'top dog' from 2020 Westminster Dog Show Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring. Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque Siba strutted off with best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night. Global brokerages bullish on ALL, Astral Poly & DRL; here's why The brokerage believes the extent of value accretion will depend on stalling declining sales. How coronavirus outbreak can impact India, world economy India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) does not expect the novel coronavirus outbreak to materially affect Indian corporates' supply chains in the near term, provided it remains contained in the Hubei province. In case the virus is transmitted over the next three to four months, the extent of supply chain disruptions globally could be higher than that during the 2003 SARS outbreak. Stressing too much can affect your thinking process Researchers after a new study have found out that stress can impact aspects of the thinking process of humans including problem-solving. The study was conducted by the researchers of the University Of Missouri School Of Medicine and the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders and has been published in the journal - NeuroImage. Ultra-rare snowfall carpets Baghdad Residents of Baghdad rushed to have snowball fights or take photographs as the Iraqi capital woke carpeted in white by only its second snowfall in a century.

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