THAILAND

Dioxin scare

Spreads in European countries

Poison in Indian food

Japan no more 'mad' at US cows

In Short

Groundwater contamination due to arsenic, fluoride not being effectively addressed: NGT

CGWA has a total of 16 chemical laboratories in India, of which 10 labs are NABL-certified where 27,500 to 32,500 water samples are tested every year

Fruits of poison

Fruits and vegetables in Pakistan are laced with pesticides

Poisoned food

People in Pakistan are consuming vegetables contaminated with heavy metals, says a study

Chocolate caution!

Malaysia

Tainted meat

Who killed them?

Bird deaths in the Okhla Bird Sanctuary raise questions

Spraying poison

Despite a government ban on use of some common pesticides in agriculture, our food continues to be contaminated. The there-is-no-alternative …

Poisoned Punjab: Study finds declining groundwater quality, southwestern Punjab most affected

Intensive agriculture practices, over-exploitation of groundwater may be to blame  

Faster and sharper

Peptide-based biosensor can detect food contamination by Salmonella in minutes

Put to test

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Killing spree

The colour of chilli

FRANCE may have rejected consignments of chilli powder from India because a banned carcinogenic colouring matter -- Sudan red 1 -- was detected. …

CF George, who waged a losing battle for pure water in Guruvayur, is no more

George Mash, as he was lovingly called, was a retired government school teacher and tireless activist.

Sanitiser's germ-free gimmick

Dish soap, detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, facial tissues and antiseptics—they all kill germs. Rolf Halden, professor at …

Yet another hypothesis to explain decline in vulture population

Another theory has implicated a commonly used veterinary medicine for the large-scale disappearance of vultures from the Indian sub-continent. …

UGANDA

On the rampage

Legislator burns forest camp in Assam's Nameri National Park

Foul feed