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PM Modi to launch projects in TN, Karnataka today

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New Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to launch various development projects.

At Kalaburagi, he will launch development projects in various sectors, including energy, health and education.

He will also dedicate the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Terminal at Bengaluru to the nation.

Modi will also interact with the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat at Kalaburagi, a statement from his office said.

At Kancheepuram, the prime minister will unveil multiple projects in roadways, railways and energy sector. These projects are aimed at further strengthening the roadway and railway infrastructure in the state.

β€œIn addition, the PM will unveil the statue of M G Ramachandran at MGR Janaki College of Arts & Science for Women, Chennai through video link.”

MGR served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 10 years between 1977 and 1987.

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Air pollution claims seven million lives each year: UN expert

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Geneva | Air pollution, both outside and inside homes, is a silent and prolific killer responsible for the premature death of seven million people each year, including 600,000 children, according to a UN expert on environment and human rights.

David Boyd said that over six billion people, one-third of them children, are regularly inhaling air so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk.

β€œYet, this pandemic receives inadequate attention as these deaths are not as dramatic as those caused by other disasters or epidemics,” Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on environment and human rights, told the Human Rights Council here Monday.

β€œEvery hour, 800 people are dying, many after years of suffering, from cancer, respiratory illnesses or heart disease directly caused by breathing polluted air,” said Boyd, who is also an associate professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada.

Boyd said that failing to ensure clean air constituted a violation of their fundamental right to a healthy environment, a right that is legally recognised by 155 countries and should be globally recognised.

β€œPeople cannot avoid inhaling whatever contaminants are present in the air inside their homes or in their communities,” the expert was quoted as saying in a UN statement.

β€œAir pollutants are everywhere, largely caused by burning fossil fuels for electricity, transportation, and heating, as well as from industrial activities, poor waste management and agricultural practices,” Boyd said.

Women and children, who in many less wealthy countries spend a lot of time at home, are disproportionally affected by indoor air pollution caused by cooking, heating or lighting with solid fuels and kerosene.

Boyd identified seven key steps that countries must take to ensure clean air and fulfil the right to a healthy environment.

These include monitoring air quality and impacts on human health, assessing sources of air pollution; and making information publicly available, including public health advisories.

β€œThere are many examples of good practices, such as programmes in India and Indonesia that have helped millions of poor families switch to cleaner cooking technologies and States that are successfully eliminating the use of coal-fired power plants,” said Boyd.

β€œMany actions to ensure cleaner air can be designed to simultaneously reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, resulting in a double dividend,” he said.

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