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Is your cellphone bad for your health? [India's](http://www.engadget.com/tag/india/) government seems to think so, because it's planning a law that will require all phones to display how much [electro-magnetic](http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/03/motorola-dominates-list-of-highest-radiation-us-phones/) radiation they generate. Radiation is measured in SAR ([Specific Absorption Rate](http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/27/website-rates-best-and-worst-cellphones-by-radiation-output-leve/)) and the Indian limit has been lowered to match the USA's 1.6W/kg, whereas before it followed the European ceiling of 2W/kg. But even handsets that meet this criterion may have to declare their SAR level, and also carry a message asking people to keep their calls or short or use SMS instead -- implying that the Indian government regards radiation as dangerous at *any* level.
[Thanks, Yogesh]India: cellphones generate radiation, send a text message instead originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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