Dying fields
The Green Revolution and use of high-yielding varieties has led to depletion of vital micronutrients
Not learning from Bhopal
Test tube brinjal
Indian regulators are keen to clear Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation. This would be India’s first genetically modified food crop. If …
‘Ambarnath chemical accident everyday occurrence in Thane area’
Residents allege state pollution control board has been allowing industries to pollute Ulhaas river and its tributaries by circumventing court orders
Bhopal protesters knock on Dow Chemical's door in Mumbai
Demand clean up of toxins in soil and water around Union Carbide plant, production of absconding corporation officials before Indian court
Lawsuit in US shows fresh evidence to nail Union Carbide role in Bhopal gas disaster
Previous lawsuit by gas disaster survivors was dismissed by US court for lack of sufficient evidence to show company was liable for environmental …
Manipulating Research
Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning …
Rain lash
Four-hour deluge washed away not just crops but also soil from 5,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Experts warn of more such weather events. Is the …
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
Crisis brewing
Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry
Field day
India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates
When Vishnu sleeps
New evidence favours Bhopal gas victims battling Dow Chemical
US court documents reveal Dow and Union Carbide are one and same company, not separate legal entities as claimed
Renal emergency
Sri Lanka’s north-central region has been facing a health crisis for two decades. A large number of people in the region suffer from …
In Short
Contaminating millets
There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs
Letters
Promises broken, justice delayed
Bhopal gas tragedy survivors continue to suffer as court cases are delayed and government promises prove hollow
Elsevier retracts study on rats fed GM food
Two-year animal feeding study showed that rats fed Monsanto's genetically modified maize NK603 or water containing roundup died much earlier