Nitrogen overdose

Excessive nitrogen is causing "nitrogen stress" in flora and fauna

Metallic lustre in food

A requiem for the Bagmati

Cuddalore flouts rules

New industries set to increase pollution in the area

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

The persistent organic pollutant is used in building insulation, especially in the EU

Science and Technology - Briefs

Darkling waters

The Bagmati loses its way in Kathmandu amid political vacuum and urban chaos

A revolution gone awry

Easy access to agro-chemicals in Sri Lanka blamed for public health scare

Reclaiming Simple Clod

More and more loss

More and more water

More yield per hectare

More and more urea

Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue

Bhopal gas disaster: Dow Chemical fails to comply with court summons

Activists blame Ministry of Home affairs for not taking the matter seriously

Field day

India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates

In Short

Letters

Rotterdam Convention meet: no consensus on including herbicide paraquat in the prior informed consent list

120 nations had agreed to the listing, but India and Gautemala played spoilsport

Letters

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading