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Into the ginger trap

Farmers from Kerala make big bucks by growing ginger in Karnataka but leave behind a trail of pollution

Billowing Rage

The Sukruli cauldron threatens to boil over if the Orissa government does not act against the smoke-spewing sponge iron plant in the area.

Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India

Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes

Science and Technology - Briefs

Bird flu back in India

South Asia

Red mite threatens tea plantations in Tamil Nadu

In short

Disease threatens wheat crops across the world

South Asia

Battle over oil, coal & forests

Ecuador's foot-and-mouth outbreak affects meat and dairy exports

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Letters

New Zealand okays poison 1080, despite concerns

India’s mysterious diseases: What is NCDC doing?

There is enough evidence to show that National Centre for Disease Control on diseases is not equipped to deal with the country’s …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Return of bird flu in India raises alarm

No confirmation yet on whether virus is a mutant one

In short

South Asia

South Asia

Dengue grips Delhi: virus strain circulating this year more deadly

Serotype DENV 2 has returned after a gap of a few years, which could be a reason for higher number of cases this year

Pro-industry food safety and standards bill does not address safety concerns

"We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun." -- George Orwell in his 1937 novel The Road …

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