PARIS (Kashmir English): Only seven countries met World Health Organization (WHO) air quality standards in 2024 with Chad and Bangladesh the world’s most polluted countries across the globe, data released on Tuesday showed. In 2024, the average smog levels remained more than 15 times higher than WHO guidelines, according to figures compiled by Swiss […]
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BEIJING (Kashmir English): China’s life expectancy reached 79 years in 2024, a 0.4-year increase from 2023, showing the Chinese people have a good lifestyle. The nation also achieved the goals of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) ahead of schedule. Life expectancy in eight provinces has surpassed 80 years, according to National Health Commission (NHC).
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Highlighting dangerous dimensions of the ongoing Kashmir conflict, speakers at a moot said that the lingering dispute has had a devastating impact on mental health of the population. They said that the agony was leading to high rates of psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD, in addition to increased rates
MUZAFFARABAD: In a bid to provide quality and safe food supply to the public during Ramadan, the team of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Food Authority is conducting rigorous food inspections throughout the region. Under the supervision of Deputy Director Sardar Muhammad Saqib and on the orders of Secretary Food Authority Abdul Hameed Kiani, food inspection
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad has issued an urgent warning about the possible risk of a dengue outbreak following recent rainfall across the country, particularly in Balochistan, Punjab, and northern areas of Pakistan. The NIH advisory seeks authorities and the public take immediate preventive measures to curb mosquito breeding
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistani scientists have developed a low-cost eco-friendly sensor that would detect spoiled milk. Based on the natural compounds that give Jaman (Syzygium cumini) its vibrant purple colour, the sensor would help ascertain freshness of the commodity. Pakistani researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Education Lahore, in collaboration
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Vice Chancellor public sector Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST) Prof. Dr Brig. (Retd) Younus Javed Wednesday visited World-class Kidney Dialysis Center in Mirpur and lauded the Center’s decades-old compassionate, empathetic as well as solicitous services to the ailing humanity. On the occasion, he pledged MUST’s resolute support for reciprocal
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Gilgit (Kashmir English): The Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital in Gilgit has emerged as a beacon of hope for hundreds of poor people suffering from vision-related ailments even before its completion. Construction of the hospital with an estimated cost of Rs335 million started in July 2024 and is scheduled to be completed by the end
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq has said that the government was launching a full-scale campaign against food adulteration from the first of Ramadan, to ensure pure food in the markets. The AJK premier said this while talking to media-men on the occasion of mobile food
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a groundbreaking move, the government of Azad Kashmir has launched the first-ever mobile feed testing laboratory in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. This initiative has been envisaged to set high standards for food safety and quality, with strict punishments to be meted out to anyone who markets unsafe products. On
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