Modified and making trouble

Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …

Bhopal gas tragedy: Dow Chemical may finally be held accountable

Madhya Pradesh High Court lifts stay that prevented company from being summoned

Nitrogen overdose

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

Dow in the dumps?

New drug formulations to fight respiratory illnesses, superbugs

The drugs are much more effective than presently available drugs because of which patients can be prescribed smaller doses; used interchangeably, …

Metallic lustre in food

COVID-19 lockdown was a breather for Rajasthan’s lakes, rivers: Report

Low human intervention, stalled tourism helped improve quality of water bodies in the state 

Natural source of fire retarding chemical identified

Presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, used in insulation among other things, in the environment was till now attributed to human activity

A requiem for the Bagmati

Cuddalore flouts rules

New industries set to increase pollution in the area

The magician farmer

How a farmer from Bihar used magic tricks to convert others in his village to organic farming

Industrial units in Vapi continue to flout pollution norms

Union environment ministry had lifted moratorium in the area after state pollution control board promised to improve the situation

Use of toxic chemical HBCD severely restricted under Stockholm Convention

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

Beyond the hoopla: Millets must be promoted. But health and economic concerns need priority

Nutritional advantages of millets are offset by presence of phytic acid; cultivation yield also poor compared to wheat and rice

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Win against waste colonialism: US group pledges restorative action after taking back ‘harmful’ report

A 2015 report by US-based Ocean Conservancy blamed 5 Asian countries for plastic waste

The escape route

Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …

Cancer-struck

Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'

Punjab: end of the revolution ?

Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …

The vanishing lakes

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the …

Test tube brinjal

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

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Darkling waters

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

Not learning from Bhopal