Lead

Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, lead is silvery with a hint of blue; it tarnishes to a dull gray color when exposed to air. Lead has the highest atomic number of any stable element and three of its isotopes are endpoints of major nuclear decay chains of heavier elements. Lead is a relatively unreactive post-transition metal. Its weak metallic character …

Wikipedia

Publications

PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 September 2024 English

After cataracts, it is the leading cause of blindness, caused by a multiplicity of factors including lens solutions, viruses, steroids and more

After cataracts, it is the leading cause of blindness, caused by a multiplicity of factors including lens solutions, viruses


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 …

were arrested for the murder;136 Harinand Banwari and two others who were shot at pellets by forest department officials leading statements and sometimes refusing to show up for inquiry”.157 Tadoba- Andhari Tiger Reserve On 15 December 2011, a leading


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 June 2024 English

This report was published in June 2024 by the World Economic Forum based in Switzerland. The Global Gender Gap Report was first published in 2006; this is the 18th edition …

suggests gender gaps in online professional networks lead to men typically having larger networks and stronger


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2024 English

Out of these, 116 shutdowns happened in India, making it the nation leading in internet shutdowns. 

elections are underway for nearly half the world’s  population.7  Importantly,  conflicts emerged for the first time as the leading Shutdowns during conflicts Conflict was the leading trigger for internet shutdowns  for the first time in 2023, with warring response to  these protests and political turmoil, authorities shut  down the internet 10  times  —  making  protests  the  leading For  the  sixth  year in a row, India leads the way in the total number  of recorded government shutdown orders with 116.


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 26 March 2024 English

The India Employment Report 2024 was published by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on March 26, 2024. It is the third …

labour force whose productive utilization could lead to India reaping a demographic dividend. The education


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English

Exposure to PM2.5 also leads to or worsens health conditions such as asthma, cancer, stroke, lung disease.

particles can impair cognitive development in children, lead to mental health issues, and complicate existing burden. Geographical and climatological factors lead to the accumulation of air pollution in the densely


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English

Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …

supply of farm inputs resulting in the rising cost of production for farmers and on the markets for agricultural produce leading


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 March 2024 English

The working paper highlights how inequality in India declined in the period after independence until the 1980s, after which it started rising again. The paper compares the wealth and income …

of the line of best-fit.27 On the other hand, the constant Pareto method assumes a constant inverted Pareto coefficient, leading Since the early-1980s, when the Indian government began initiating a broad range of economic reforms leading up to the liberalization Their choice (INR 1 million) in 2012 leads to correcting ∼ the top 10% of the distribution.


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 March 2024 English

translation assistance); Namita Waikar (project lead and curation); Rajani Khaladkar (data entry). Other


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 2 March 2024 English

The air pollution in New Delhi affects the protagonist and leads to headaches, eye and throat irritation, and fatigue. Sometimes these ailments worsen to graver lung or heart diseases. 


View more