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says it has detected benzene, a chemical that causes cancer, in several popular, over-the-counter acne products including those from brands like Clearasil, ProActiv, Walmart and Clinique, among others.Valisure, an independent lab whose discovery of benzene in dry shampoo in 2022 prompted the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada to issue recalls, reported that its “extensive testing” revealed the same carcinogen can form at high levels in benzoyl peroxide products used to treat acne, and that it found it in products from the brands it tested.Health Canada, the World Health Organization and FDA all state benzene can cause cancer.“High levels of benzene were not only detected inside BPO (benzoyl peroxide) products, but also in the air around incubated BPO products,” Valisure’s report stated, “showing that benzene can leak out of some product packages and pose a potential inhalation risk.”The report also stated that benzene can form “over 800 times” the FDA conditionally restricted concentration limit in products and that “the current evidence suggests that this problem applies broadly to BPO products currently on the market.”The lab detected the benzene levels it says raise concerns in 66 benzoyl peroxide-containing acne treatment products incubated at 50 C for 18 days.

FSSAI on Thursday said it has awarded 'Eat Right Station' certification to 150 railway stations so far for ensuring safe, hygienic and nutritious food options for passengers. In a statement, the health ministry said, «The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)'s Eat Right Station initiative is making significant strides in ensuring access to safe and healthy food within these bustling hubs.» Till date, 150 railway stations across the country have been certified as 'Eat Right Stations', ensuring safe, hygienic, and nutritious food options for millions of passengers. The 'Eat Right Station' certification process involves rigorous audits of food vendors, training of food handlers, adherence to strict hygiene and sanitation protocols and efforts to raise awareness among individuals to make informed food choices.

Procurement of services through government buying portal GeM touched Rs 1.82 lakh crore as of February 22, an official statement said on Friday. It was Rs 8,500 crore in 2020-21, the commerce ministry said. It added that two bids placed by South Eastern Coalfield Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, worth nearly Rs 40,000 crore, have catapulted the share of service procurement this month. GeM CEO P K Singh said that the GeM has harnessed digital capabilities and has emerged as a one-stop-shop for procurement of all possible services that may be required by Government buyers at various levels of administration.

U.S. authorities have accused another sanitation company of illegally hiring at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities

As against the money-metric approach used earlier, the Niti Aayog prefers to use poverty estimates based on the UNDP suggested multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI). Unlike the former that was based on consumption expenditure, the MPI uses a number of indicators on different aspects of well-being. The national MPI is based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), of which the most recent one available is for 2019-21 (and there are previous surveys for 2005-06 and 2015-16).

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, had served as chairman of the the King Centre in Atlanta.

Atishi on Saturday directed the secretary (higher education) to conduct an inquiry into the alleged irregularities of government-funded Delhi University's 12 colleges. «Major procedural irregularities have surfaced.

Issey Miyake’s fall-winter collection has transformed the runway in Paris’ Palais de Tokyo into a visual feast, fusing art and fashion at Paris Fashion Week

The Niti Aayog has published a discussion paper titled ‘Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06.’ It is a technical paper that examines our poverty trend over the past two decades. It estimates that nearly 250 million people escaped multidimensional poverty in the last nine years. This estimation is done by interpolating poverty numbers for 2013-14 and 2022-23, based on data extracted from National Family Health Survey rounds 3, 4 and 5 (i.e.

Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral region of Noto that was hit by the deadly New Year’s Day earthquake

Narendra Modi on Monday released the first instalment of ₹540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of rural housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). PM Modi conducted the event via video conferencing.

rural housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) via video conferencing. During the event, Modi interacted with some beneficiaries of PM-JANMAN as they highlighted the positive changes in their lives after they availed of government schemes to get access to cooking gas connection, electricity, piped water and housing.

Maharashtra is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Indore, Surat named cleanest cities in the annual survey. Notably, Indore bagged the title seventh time in a row.

Mumbai Police receive threat of blasts ahead of New Year, investigation underway Based on the complaint filed by the museum management, an offence under section 505 (1) (b), 506 (2), 182 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against unidentified persons at Colaba police station. An investigation into this matter is underway.

₹1.6 trillion for the state disaster fund which states can routinely access (roughly one-quarter contributed by them); and ₹0.68 trillion for the national fund set aside to supplement the state fund for exceptional disasters. The Sixteenth Finance Commission will cover the five fiscal years 2026-27 to 2030-31. The types of ‘mitigation’ currently covered by the disaster funding provision pertain to the small or local end, such as improvement of storm-water drainage or construction of flood shelters.

Also Read: Q3 result preview: IT firms expected to post muted revenue, subdued profit amid weak demand “We remain positive on the sector considering buoyancy in the real estate market; government’s focus on housing, sanitation and infrastructure; improvement in agriculture segment with normalization in raw material prices; pick-up in exports and increase in branded or large players market share. In Q3FY24, the plastic pipe sector is expected to report EBITDA margin expansion of 230 bps YoY to 14.7% with sequential stability in raw material prices.

Pee Safe, a hygiene and wellness brand, said only less than a third of women in India use or have access to female and intimate hygiene products such as sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual cups and vaginal wash among other period related products, indicating the potential market as well as the need to raise awareness about such products. With feminine hygiene penetration lower than 30% in India, a host of companies have entered the segment historically dominated by P&G and J&J. While they have a significant presence in India, the challenges are also equally massive in increasing market penetration due to limited awareness about feminine hygiene and low purchasing power of a significant portion of the Indian women populace.

In the last week of 2023, India’s share in global market capitalization hit a record 3.8%, according to Bloomberg data, consolidating the country’s position as the fifth biggest equity market, just behind Hong Kong. In nominal terms, India’s GDP is also the world’s fifth largest (by purchasing power parity, or PPP, it is the third largest).

With 2024 around the corner, it is a good time to take stock of the prevailing political uncertainties around the world and their possible economic consequences. It is a vast subject. In this short column, I will touch on only a few key political fault-lines and share some speculations on their possible economic consequences.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 8: NEPRA Resource Management Pvt Ltd, India's leading Sustainability Solutions Company, proudly announces its remarkable success at three prestigious award ceremonies, recognizing the organization's outstanding contributions to sustainable waste management practices. NEPRA's commitment to environmental responsibility and innovative waste management solutions has garnered accolades at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) 3R Awards 2023 and the 7th ISC-FICCI India Sanitation Conclave 2023.

₹27,360 crore spread over a period of 5 years which includes central share of ₹18,128 crore. The national master plan is a core planning body under PM GatiShakti and it helps in creating data layers for the different ministries such as education, water resources, drinking water and sanitation, railways, etc.