Iron

Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is by mass the most common element on Earth, right in front of oxygen (32.1% and 30.1%, respectively), forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. In its metallic state, iron is rare in the Earth's crust, limited mainly to deposition by meteorites. Iron ores, by contrast, are among the most abundant in the …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English

This report is written by Suhas Chakma of Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP), University of Arizona. Published in July 2024, the report examines the conflict between tiger conservation …

degrading treatment, including branding with hot iron rod by Forest Department officials in Amravati district


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 8 May 2024 English

In Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, iron-ore mines in forested areas have destroyed the habitats and culture of the tribal population. For years, this region has also witnessed a strife between the state

In Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district, iron-ore mines in forested areas have destroyed the habitats and


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2024 English

This report was published in May 2024 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn campaign which promotes the end of internet shutdowns. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, …

Access Now (2024). The world must bring down Myanmar's digital iron curtain. https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2023 English

This study was published by the Centre for Education and Communication, a resource centre based in New Delhi. It was released in December 2023. The research was funded by Rosa …

extreme weather events, working in conditions of extreme heat and wet bullb temperature, smog and water pollution, while ironically


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 September 2023 English

This report, published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, provides an overview of the Indian government’s policies to combat the problem of single-use plastics (SUPs) and …

However, ironically, when asked whether they had personally used any banned single-use plastic item since implementation


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 July 2023 English

Washing, starching and ironing are round-the-clock livelihoods, and here in Fort Kochi, it is mostly members of the Vannan community who do it.

Washing, starching and ironing are round-the-clock livelihoods, and here in Fort Kochi, it is mostly members of the Vannan


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 June 2023 English

A gloomy song about a young girl from Kachchh who is estranged from her family after marriage, or perhaps because of it

Ironically, the same life-sustaining well also provides an escape to many women suffering in their in-laws' homes. 


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 June 2023 English

building a train would have required melting a lot of iron. She says this fact would surprise "a woman who ready to go, with his ticket in hand A whole lot of iron was melted, to build the train This fact surprises


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 April 2023 English

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the first volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 on April 17, 2023. The EnviStats were first published in …

carbon, metals/elements like silicon, magnesium, iron, ions like sulphates, nitrates, ammonium etc. It Shrinkage Miscellaneous Sector Fertilizer Sponge Iron Petrochemical Energy Purposes Non-Energy Purposes


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 March 2023 English

This report – the 24th edition of the Women & Men in India reports – was published in March 2023 by the Social Statistics Division at the National Statistical Office …

health issue to be focused on. Among pregnant women, iron deficiency anaemia is also associated with adverse delivery, low-birth-weight infants, and decreased iron stores for the baby, which may lead to impaired To address this issue, pregnant women are given iron & folic acid. This might be the reason that anaemia


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