Fears for children as India braces for cyclone Yaas amid COVID-19 chaos
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The cyclone comes soon after Cyclone Tauktae, which battered India s west coast last week.
Government agencies are helping people to evacuate their homes to safer areas. But as people flee their homes for shelters while the country continues to grapple with a massive outbreak of COVID-19, Save the Children is concerned that the cyclone risks spreading infections further. Many cyclone shelters are currently being used as COVID-19 care centres, limiting the space available for those seeking refuge from the storm.
Chittapriyo Sadhu, Deputy Director of Programme Management at Save the Children India, said:
Tetra Pak calls for more women to join the food and beverage manufacturing industry
Tetra Pak highlights the need to improve diversity in Food and Beverage (F&B) manufacturing to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing the sector: food safety, food availability and sustainability
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Tetra Pak identifies an opportunity for more women to join the F&B manufacturing industry, to bring more diversity and help drive transformational change
. A huge variety of skillsets required to boost innovation in the food packaging industry, ranging from mechanical and automation engineering to microbiology and food science. According to the World Economic Forum s Gender Gap report, women make up only a third of roles in the manufacturing sector, dropping to just 21% at a senior executive level.
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19th May, 2021 07:00:21
Air density of Dhaka’s two of the most marginalised low-income slums is four to five times higher above the permission limit of Bangladesh for 24 hours.
As a result, residents suffer with air pollution induced diseases like laryngeal problems, asthma and bronchial problems.
A study report published Wednesday titled “Urban Localized Pollution in the Context of Climate Change” revealed such information during its virtual launching and discussion event.
According to the study report, the major source of indoor air pollution in both the marginalise areas are earthen stoves for cooking, using biomass as fuel. Women are the most severely affected by air pollution as they are exposed to smoke for long stretches of time during cooking.
Air at two Dhaka slums 5 times thicker than usual
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Air density at two of Dhaka s most marginalised low-income slums is four to five times higher than the permissible limit in Bangladesh for a 24-hour period.
As a result, residents suffer from air pollution-induced diseases like laryngeal problems, asthma and bronchial illnesses.
A study report published yesterday titled Urban Localised Pollution in the Context of Climate Change revealed this information at a virtual launching event.
According to the report, the major sources of indoor air pollution in both marginalised areas are earthen stoves for cooking and using biomass as fuel. Women are the most severely affected by air pollution, as they are exposed to smoke for long stretches of time during cooking.