Pesticide residues in bottled water

Packaged drinking water or natural mineral water is everywhere. It is now available in pouches, cups, bottles and bulky transparent jars. It is …

COLANISATION'S DIRTY DOZEN

12 brands of cold drinks put to the test the coolest event of our times. They put to the test the most aggressive, glitzy, gutsy, premium, …

The new obesity

A growing number of people are unable to shed those extra pounds despite strict diet regimes and long hours of workout. Evidence shows that the …

Pesticide-rich food

Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues

Prominent Indian tea brands contain pesticides: Greenpeace

Study finds 67 per cent of tested samples of packed tea leaves contained banned pesticide DDT; some samples had acutely poisonous monocrotophos

Bad business

Trade of pollutants thrives in India, says a Greenpeace report

POPs talk

A meeting to eliminate persistent organic pollutants throws up more questions than answers

Weed out the menace

Simple method to biodegrade DDT pesticide

DDT use endorsed

Bare facts

Pact on POPs

India signs Stockholm Convention

Wising up after the quake

America bugged

Eco-friendly killings

Freedom from DDT

Study finds sperm count decreasing worldwide

Scientists cannot explain why both the quality and quantity of sperm have been dropping since the 1940s. Indications are pollutants may be …

DDT milk

Distant warnings

Liquid danger

Government agencies acknowledge that Delhi's water is unfit for drinking

Whale of a problem

Sea of chemicals

Falling eagles

Eagles in Japan are dying due to pesticides

Pesticide use results in dwindling exports

Despite restrictions on harmful pesticides, their use by farmers continues. This is forcing foreign countries to reduce imports substantially of …

Living with the Devil's Element

BBC's film on chlorine is more successful in underlining the vital role it plays in daily life, rather than in detailing why it should be banned

Unsung babies

Exposure to ddt increases the risk of child mortality