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India’s number one Academic and Marketing Solutions provider, has emerged with a promise to help Indian schools thrive in every situation

Lead has become the second unicorn this year with a valuation of USD 1.1 billion. The startup has received $100 million funding by Westbridge Capital, GSV Ventures and Elevar Equity. Lead has tied up with 5,000 schools across 500 towns/cities.

Knowing where the lead accumulates is important for understanding how it occurs and for developing the most efficient phytoremediation.

The paint used on the glass can contain potentially toxic levels of lead and cadmium, increasing health risks.

The FDA’s limit for lead in cosmetics is 20 micrograms per gram. Nineteen percent of the US samples and 43 percent of the India samples exceeded that limit. 

The findings, published by JAMA, showed that children with more than 10 micrograms of lead per decilitre of blood at age 11 had 4.25 points lower intelligence quotients (IQ) at age 38.

As per a new study, cooking food in aluminium dishes may reduce your kid's Intelligent Quotient (IQ) and performance at school.

The results of the test conducted by the Health Ministry's Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) showed traces of heavy metals such as antimony, lead, chromium and cadmium and DEHP, or Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, in five samples of soft drinks.

As per reports, a recent study by carried out by the government of India found five different kinds of toxins in soft drinks manufactured by two multinational companies, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola.