Science and Technology - Briefs

Danger zone

Cancer in children has increased following radioactive leakage from a plant in France

202 new industrial chemicals

No healthcare for Simplipal tribals in Orissa

Food than pills is the best source for iron

Bad tobacco ads

Something for parents to chew on

Has COVID-19 taken the wind out of the sails of India’s school feeding programme

Though the government issued guidelines to states to provide food to all eligible children in March 2020, implementation has been lax

Breastfeeding in times of COVID-19: Will newborns miss out on vital nutrition

Reduction in prevalence of breastfeeding could occur due to limitations in provision and use of health services amid COVID-19 pandemic &…

Through the thick air

This Diwali, PM 10 and PM 2.5 reached eight times the safe limit. Its not the first time and it won't be the last. Burning of crop stubble, road …

Extinctions, an epic reality

The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination

The thalidomide story explained

How a drug prescribed for nausea in pregnant women led to severe limb defects in their babies  

A village desperate for nutrition

Unsafe in womb

Exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy harms foetus

Yummy but harmful

Indian markets are flooded with foods that contain colours beyond permissible limits

Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Road risk

On hold

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

Sure cure: how to tackle India's undernutrition crisis in 10 steps

The finance ministry and the planning department can play an overarching role by ensuring health programmes get sufficient resources

Last mile smile

Communities are coming together in Jharkhand to create vigilance mechanisms to enforce food entitlement programmes

International journal vindicates endosulfan study

The strong case against endosulfan just got stronger. Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of international …

Resurgent polio

Eradicating polio in India is proving to be a tough ask. The disease, which seemed to have been contained a few years ago, is rearing its head …

Loose bones

Fluoride contaminated cripples many in villages near Lahore

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