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When the Kids Talk, the World Listens
November 14, 2091

November 14, 2091

What kind of world will the younger generations inherit? Piu gets a hint.

Country Life Better, No Kidding
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How Air Pollution Affects Children?

How Air Pollution Affects Children?

World Health Organization has issued a strong warning about the effects of air pollution on children. On October 29, 2018, it released a report called Air Pollution and Child Health. It states that in 2016, 600,000 children died from acute lower respiratory infections caused by polluted air. What is worse is that 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 (1.8 billion) are exposed to high levels of PM 2.5 which are superfine air pollutants. Worst are those living in developing countries where 98 per cent of all children are exposed to very unhealthy air. 

Toxic Metals Give Fireworks the Beautiful Colours We Find Magical

Toxic Metals Give Fireworks the Beautiful Colours We Find Magical

Most of us love fireworks during Diwali. But these bright and colourful crackers have a dark side It's the toxic metals that give fireworks the beautiful colours we find magical The red colour of a firecracker comes from Strontium, a metal that causes bone growth problems in children Barium, which gives fireworks the green colour, is harmful to the nervous system, the heart and can cause tremors, weakness, anxiety, shortness of breath and paralysis. 

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Snow’s Last Sigh

Snow’s Last Sigh

The girl would remember that winter fondly as the one when they made their last snowperson.

Her elder brother and sister and two girls and another boy from the neighbourhood had developed a ritual over the years. Every time it snowed substantially, they would leave all but one of their kãgers at home, put on their Duckback boots and homemade woollen gloves and head for the clearing between the walnut trees behind their mohalla.

Breathing is Injurious