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Could your new mobile phone be a health hazard?

May 29, 2013
When Gaurav asked for a mobile phone, with all his classmates showing off their smartphones, his mother was unwilling to spend too much on something she believed was only good for making calls. She bought him a smartphone from a …

‘Mobile towers not illegal, don’t affect health’

May 21, 2013
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Monday said that cell phone towers in the city were not illegal and that radiation from them doesn't affect health adversely. The COAI and Tower and Infrastructure Providers …

Mumbai residents up in arms against mobile towers

April 29, 2013
Residents of Dadar, Matunga and Wadala gathered at the Mancherji Joshi Hall in Dadar’s Parsi Colony on Sunday to protest against the arbitrary installation of cell phone towers in their locality. The residents attended a …

Delhi HC asks mobile towers in residential areas to be removed

March 8, 2013
The Delhi High Court issued notice to the central and city governments on a plea seeking removal of the mobile towers currently operating in residential areas, schools and hospitals in the national capital. Justice Rajiv …

Can electromagnetic radiation from mobile towers harm you?

March 8, 2013
When a recent BioInitiative report claimed that India’s prescribed standards for radiation emissions from mobile phone towers is higher than the safety limit, officials from the  Government's telecommunication department and …

Are the govt and cellular operators in denial about ill-effects of mobile tower radiation?

January 9, 2013
Are our authorities living in denial about the ill-effects of radiation emissions from mobile phone towers? Even as a global report published by scientists and health experts from 10 countries said that India’s prescribed …

Mobile phones, computer keyboards carry more germs than toilet seats!

September 3, 2012
Mobile phones are actually filthier than toilet seats because they are never cleaned even after being handled by different people, thus swarming with germs, say researchers. Tests showed that up to 10 times the amount of …

Now a smartphone case made with spacecraft-material to protect you from radiation!

August 27, 2012
A new smartphone case claims to reduce cell phone radiation and its causal cancer risk by 95%! The jury is still out on whether cell phones can cause cancer or not with WHO classifying them as ‘potentially carcinogenic for …

Delhi High Court issues notice to Govt on radiation from mobile towers

July 24, 2012
The Delhi HC issued notices to the central and the Delhi governments on a plea to ban high-frequency mobile phone towers in residential areas as its radiation causes health hazards. Justice Rajiv Shakdher sought response from …

Heavy mobile phone and PC usage could result in sleep disturbances and affect your mental health

June 13, 2012
Youths who heavily use mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and affecting their mental health.  "Public health advice should, therefore, include information on the healthy use of this …

Can cellphone towers give you cancer?

May 23, 2012
 There are no conclusive scientific studies anywhere to prove low radiation emitted from cellular towers can cause cancer in human beings, and authorities must gear up to tackle other environmental issues that cause the …