Fragile states index annual report 2017
The Fragile States Index, produced by The Fund for Peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing
War
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The world loves a rogue
Children of war: the real casualties are the poor and the marginalised
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Mushrooming ill effects
radioactive fallout from Cold War nuclear weapons tests throughout the world caused at least 15,000 cancer deaths in the us, revealed a us government study made public recently. The health
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Threats from the past
Cold War nuclear testing has caused 11,000 cancer deaths in the US
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Lethal link
An expert on toxicology and a campaigner deeply concerned with the health impact of chemical pesticides, <font class="UCASE">Romeo F Quijano </font> was at the forefront of getting a ban imposed on endosulfan
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Mounting problem
Human activities are degrading mountain ranges worldwide
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Fatal aftermath
Gulf War veterans are nearly twice as likely to develop Lou Gehrig's disease(a fatal neurological disorder) than military personnel who were not sent to the region, the US government recently
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Safe or smug?
The awareness of the looming threat of bioweapons has evoked a serious response from all over the world, except India
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Twilight Zone
PRABHANJAN VERMA The film is a critical analysis of the left wing stand in Kerala on the sensitive nuclear arms issue. It portrays the tug-of-war between the official party line that has
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CHINA
Twenty three persons staying in the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, during the Kosovo war have developed diseases linked to the
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The aftermath
The effects of the Balkan war is beginning to show on NATO soldiers