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Air pollution increases risk of childhood obesity and diabetes

A few days back I saw thick black smoke emanating from an illegal roadside garage and stopped to see what was happening. I was shocked to see two men from a roadside garage burning wires made of copper and insulated with PVC, apparently to extract the copper. In the bargain they were spreading carcinogenic fumesContinue reading “Air pollution increases risk of childhood obesity and diabetes”

Mumbaiites continue to breathe poor quality air, except in Borivali

As a citizen of Mumbai and a medical doctor, I am very concerned about the quality of air we breathe. The Hindustan Times reported today that the city continued to have poor air for the second day in a row.The pollutant-measuring indicator air quality index (AQI) fell from 224 on Monday morning to 220 byContinue reading “Mumbaiites continue to breathe poor quality air, except in Borivali”

Yoga…the great if only….

If only Yoga lived up to even 1% of its claimed benefits, what a different nation India [the land which claims to have discovered Yoga] would have been….many tourists to India, and people in the western world have often wondered. And for good reason, as you will discover. But for now, here is something thatContinue reading “Yoga…the great if only….”

Drinking water or Sewage?

Civic body faces takeover if Ulhas River remains polluted   This is really shocking. Does the Municipality and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board [MPCB] have to be told to do this? Drinking water is a basic requirement for everybody. What is stopping them from destroying he life of millions of innocent people? I am glad thatContinue reading “Drinking water or Sewage?”