Delhi Informer

This week started off with better air quality compared to the last, when toxic levels of particulate matter were recorded across New Delhi.On Monday, the levels of particulate matter were on average … The Hindu – Delhi

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On Monday, Delhi woke up to the season’s worst air quality as smoke from Diwali fireworks, coupled with moisture and nearly stagnant wind movement, shrouded the city in a thick cover of smog. Several commuters found it difficult to find their way as visibility plunged to nearly zero in many areas. Delhi News, Latest Delhi […]

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Syria, who was once ranked the 88th most peaceful country, is at the top of the list of most dangerous countries. The outbreak of civil war and the rise of Islamic State are some of the factors responsible for it.   Despite this, Syrian artists, singers, and actresses are getting popular around the world.   […]

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On the map above, each country is colour-coded to reflect the number of road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. Most of the bottom 10 – including Eritrea, the deadliest driving destination, according to the World Health Organization’s figures (with 48.4 deaths per 100,000 residents), Libya (40.5) and Iraq (31.5) – are unlikely to feature […]

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On the map above, each country is colour-coded to reflect the number of road fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year. Most of the bottom 10 – including Eritrea, the deadliest driving destination, according to the World Health Organization’s figures (with 48.4 deaths per 100,000 residents), Libya (40.5) and Iraq (31.5) – are unlikely to feature […]

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Washington has the highest infant mortality rate of all the world’s richest capitals, according to a survey highlighting the failure of the world’s wealthiest country to prevent high rates of child deaths among its poorest citizens. 6.6 babies die per 1,000 live births in Washington, making the U.S. capital the most dangerous city in the […]

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So, you’re doing fine as, say, a Yahoo editor, and your director tells you she’d like you to take a role in the Eritrea office. The Eritrea office? you think. Does the country even have Internet? But that would be the wrong question. A better one: How likely am I to get killed, injured, or […]

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About 40 busloads of citizens die on the capital’s roads every year but the deaths do not shock anyone and governments over the years have done little to stop it. In the six years from 2008 to 2013, more than 12,300 people died in road accidents here. Last year alone, there were 1,820 deaths. An […]

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One hundred and thirty-four journalists and media support staff were killed while on reporting assignments last year, with India fourth on the list of countries with the most number of deaths According to the report, After Syria and Iraq, cited by the Institute as the most dangerous countries for journalists last year, came Philippines with […]

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More than 900 central government residences in Delhi have been declared “dangerous” by the CPWD while another 4,480 houses are in a dilapidated state. Mumbai comes second with 704 dilapidated houses according to details provided by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to a parliamentary panel. The central agency has also revealed that the number […]

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