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Cancer overtakes heart ailments as leading cause of death in 10 European nations

Compared to cancer, cardio treatments have improved much more, say experts

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Science and Technology - Briefs

The MTBE joke

The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government

Kerala gets cautious

Plans to ban extremely and moderately hazardous pesticides in cardamom district, Idukki

Delhi government

Utterly confused. Speaks for polluters who have business interests in scuttling CNG

Ministry of Environment and Forests

Has a lot of power to safeguard public health. Prefers not to use it

Union ministry of petroleum and natural gas

Blames others for its failures. Is raring to destroy the CNG market by hiking prices

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Cancer state

Disinfectants pollute water

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Guidelines released for evaluation of nano drugs

Nano-pharmaceuticals are expected to be of great use particularly in cancer treatment

Thorp thwarted

Fleetingly scary

Film>> Tobacco, Threat to Life and Development directed by Mike Pandey 12 minutes

Is chemical the culprit?

Scientists in Bihar find a plausible link between pesticides and breast cancer

Carcinogenic benzene levels peak in Delhi

Petrol pumps and heavy traffic locations worst affected

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Science and Technology - Briefs

Solid biomass as cooking fuel is a killer

Use of biomass takes high toll

Baby food contaminated with endocrine disruptor bisphenol A