The Department of Telecommunications' new norms for radiation from cell phones and towers will be in force from September 1. Once the new norms are implemented, the limit on power density from mobile phone towers will be one-tenth of the current limit. Health hazards of radiation emanating from mobile phone towers has been the subject of widespread scientific debate. Down To Earth has been tracking the debate for almost 20 years. Read the selection of articles
Rajasthan says levels within permissible limit. Critics claim even ‘safe’ levels are harmful | ||||
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Petition filed by two senior citizens dwells on harmful and hazardous radiation from towers | ||||
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Indian scientists develop novel material to block radiation | ||||
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Keeping a cell phone close to the belly could affect unborn baby’s health | ||||
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Ecological impact assessment study should precede their installation | ||||
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Telecom service providers’ study shows mobile phone towers are safe. But are they? | ||||
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Panel recommends restrictions on mobile phone towers | ||||
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WHO links excess mobile phone use to cancer; experts divided on health impact of radio frequencies | ||||
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Electromagnetic signals from cell phones triggers accidental swarming | ||||
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Rooftop radiation binds the Mobile Tower Grievance Forum | ||||
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Telecom companies cite uncertainty over effects of mobile phone towers to thwart regulations based on the precautionary principle | ||||
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Mobile phone industry thwarts radiation guidelines | ||||
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Signal booster mobile tower over a maternity hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, raises health concerns | ||||
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NGO suggests cellphone safety measures | ||||
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The government asks schoolchildren in the UK to restrict the use of mobile phones | ||||
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Levels of radiation emitted from mobile phones will be notified by cellular phone companies from the year 2001 | ||||
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Out of all known sources that pose a cancer threat to humans, mobile phone is the latest | ||||
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