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GM maize and its health implications for humans
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2012
What are the major takeaways from the research?
It shows multiple impacts, most acutely in liver and kidney function and immune system disturbances. Most worrying is the extraordinarily large number of tumours developing earlier and more aggressively in the rats. I am shocked because it was so unexpected.
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Michael Antoniou
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EU eyes Indian scientists
Issue Date: Oct 10, 2012
The EU has been aggressively promoting collaboration with India in R &D. Why India? And why now?
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Ramesh Pillai
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'Building and retaining capacity is the toughest challenge'
Issue Date: Oct 1, 2012
There is the feeling that CBD and NBA are focused more on access than conservation.
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Balakrishna Pisupati
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Tulsi Fights Fluorosis
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2012
Why this study?
Fluorosis, which causes dental and skeletal decay, is endemic in at least 25 countries across the world. According to estimates by Fluoride Action Network, a US-based non-profit, 25 million people are affected by fluorosis in India and another 66 million are at a risk.
How does your method work?
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Rahul Kamble
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Flash floods are man-made
Issue Date: Sep 30, 2012
Flash floods are becoming recurrent in the Himalaya as well as in other parts of India. What are the geological processes that could trigger them?
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K S Valdiya
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Everyone is stealing germplasm
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2012
Why do you say our bio-resources are going out of India? We have laws to safeguard them.
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Ralladoddi Hampaiah
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‘Handling toxic waste is a matter of science, not administration’
Issue Date: Aug 18, 2012
What is current state of hazardous waste management in India?
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Dilip B Boralkar
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Report on GM crops unfortunate: industry
Issue Date: Aug 10, 2012
What does ABLE-AG think about the report?
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N Seetharam
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Pocket air sensors
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2012
What is this new device and how would it help?
It is a small hand-held device that can detect the levels of 16 different air pollutants in ambient air. It warns you with a beep sound when the levels of a pollutant exceeds the safe limit. This alerts people and they can move out of the area.
What are the gadget’s unique features?
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M D Shirsat
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GM food can cause cancer
Issue Date: Oct 31, 2009
On the data submitted on Bt brinjal by
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