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Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Mar, 2017: By Diwali this year, paints in India will be sold with less than one percent of lead that causes indoor pollution and is harmful for children.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has prescribed new draft rules that allows maximum of 90 particles per million (ppm) or .09% in the paints to be sold for both domestic and industrial purposes across India.“It is a standard similar to international level,” said Ravi Aggarwal of non-government advocacy group, Toxic Link. It meant that paints will not contain any added lead. “In case of added lead, the toxic level rises to 500 ppm,” he said.

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