Which organization released the 'State of Global Air 2024'?
Health Effects Institute
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Air pollution is the second leading global risk factor for death, per the 2024 State of Global Air (SoGA) report by the Health Effects Institute and UNICEF. It causes non-communicable diseases like heart disease and lung cancer, with 8.1 million deaths in 2021. India and China accounted for 54% of the global air pollution disease burden. In 2021, air pollution caused 1,69,400 child deaths in India and 2,37,000 COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) deaths.
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Which organization has TRAI recently recommended giving 'essential services' status?.
Submarine cables.
Which ministry is connected to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, as reported in the news recently?
Ministry of Finance
In response to its Anti-Homosexuality Act, the World Bank announced a halt on new public finance projects in which nation?
Uganda.