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Why UK needs a stronger Environment Bill

03 May 2021

Geraint Davies, The Independent Replacing the provisions of the Clean Air Act 1956, created to tackle the smog of London, is something that is long overdue. Not only does the...

Woman dies after Indian police ‘take oxygen cylinder from family for VIP’

01 May 2021

A video has gone viral in India showing a man crying and begging in front of the Uttar Pradesh police not to take away his mother’s oxygen cylinder. His mother,...

Medical oxygen: Why it is lacking and how it is made

29 Apr 2021

Difficulty breathing is one of the most common severe Covid-19 symptoms, and as photos of people waiting in long lines for oxygen canisters in India and elsewhere attest, supplies of...

Emirati women can repair male prejudices

27 Apr 2021

“…(Women) are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace – all we need is a fighting chance.” Thus spoke Hillary Clinton, former First Lady...

India exempts oxygen, vaccines from basic customs duty

25 Apr 2021

The Union government on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from Basic Customs Duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months. ...

Discord won’t help ease woes of migrants

24 Apr 2021

The quest for freedom through the seas comes at a great cost to human life. This is what migrants bear, and continue to bear, as they cross the Mediterranean in...

Fragile US-China ties need to be handled wisely

24 Apr 2021

Andrew Bacevich, Tribune News Service Has a new Cold War, this one pitting the United States against the People’s Republic of China, commenced? Rhetoric coming out of Washington, amplified by...

Carbon emissions rising, despite pandemic

23 Apr 2021

Mike Berners-Lee, The Independent The only problem with having an Earth Day once a year, is that what we really need, of course, is 365 Earth Days every year. We’d...

People power is back and politicians are listening

23 Apr 2021

Cathy Newman, The Independent People power is back. Three of the biggest stories this week have convincingly demonstrated the force of popular protest. Plans for a European Super League...

Price of callousness

21 Apr 2021

Even though India had more than enough time (more than one year) to prepare to deal with a possible second wave of COVID-19, the administration remained defunct and complacent (“India...

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