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TopicWHO study

Topic: WHO study

WHO warns of ‘cancer risk’ from aspartame, but ‘38% urban Indians’ use artificial sweeteners monthly

Survey by community-based social media platform LocalCircles reveals diet soda & sugar-free chewing gum are the most common products containing artificial sweeteners consumed by urban Indians.

Wegovy, other weight loss drugs ‘no silver bullet’ to address global obesity rates: WHO

Francesco Branca, WHO director of nutrition and food safety, says drugs for obesity are important but must be 'part of a comprehensive approach'.

What WHO’s new air quality guidelines say, and what it means for India

WHO's latest global air quality norms indicate that air pollutants are harmful to health at much lower levels than what was understood in 2005.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.