Persistent organic pollutants can render vaccines ineffective

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam

E coli outbreak in EU

India alerts ports that receive fruits, vegetables from Europe

Taste of toxicity

New study reiterates the adverse effects of chlorpyrifos pesticide

Crisis staved off

Best way to check arsenic residues in rice

In Court

Punjab chief justice against pesticides

DNA tests for identifying beef: Should we shift our focus to meat safety instead?

Testing cooked meat may be challenging since heat degrades DNA

You may be drinking tiny pieces of plastic with bottled water

A study says that 93% of bottled water contains microplastics

Ramadoss does a turnaround on cola controversy

Legally modified

Government plans for GM food labelling in India

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

In short

Creating indomitable superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat

Toxic harvest

Eating rice grown in arsenic-contaminated water can damage genes

Whale of a Problem

Whale meat contains mercury and PCBs, says a new study

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How poor regulation threatens aquaculture

There are no regulations or institutional setup for freshwater aquaculture

Gold’s toxic legacy

Mines release arsenic, contaminate water and soil

BYTES

According to report

In Short

In court

Simply put: How to solve the Cauvery water dispute

Dhaka