India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

Deadly nursery: Children in Gorakhpur report breathing troubles due to air pollution

Research suggests Indo-Gangetic Plain most affected, Uttar Pradesh at centre of it

Dengue cases in 2012 highest in four years

216 people across the country died of the disease

Fungal friend

Carotenoid in a fungi keeps heart diseases, cancer at bay

Dead waters

A virus leaves South Australia's coasts strewn with dead fish

Trees fight back

After killing trees by the millions, the Dutch elm disease finally meets its match

Indian genome sequences: 32 variations found unique

Results from the extensive computation analysis of 1,029 sequenced genomes from India were published earlier this week

Recovered COVID-19 patients had lasting heart damage, flags study

Around 80 of the 100 patients whose cardiovascular MRIs were examined had some structural changes to heart, finds peer-reviewed study

Understanding zoonotic diseases: ‘How we interact with environment drives spillovers’

The scope and scale of deforestation and opening of new interfaces with forests and wildlife increases the chances of spillovers, says …

Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins

Veena Shatrugna has campaigned vigorously against brahmanical influence on the ‘balanced diet’. She explains the politics of …

Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011: report

Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Migration reduces transmission of pathogens between species: UN Report

The migration behaviours of several species is changing because of man-made factors like climate change and habitat loss  

Unprecedented 93% of population in Gaza facing crisis levels of hunger, warns WHO

Region already reporting soaring rates of infectious diseases, hunger is expected to worsen illnesses

Watch the clock

Understanding body clock can pave the way for better health

Old mandate, new law

Agricultural Biosecurity Bill 2013 does not offer much to save India from bio-terror

Pandora's box

One bout of warm weather could release mayhem: ancient viruses lying trapped in the polar ice

A complete American diet

Lethal and toxic chemicals found in US citizens

Culling the captive

Food for thought

Iron cooking vessels help combat iron deficiency

Big companies, like Nestlé, are funding health research in South Africa — why this is wrong

Financial links between corporations and academic institutions are well known to lead to conflicts of interest  

‘Insatiable demand from the East, greed & lack of political will is enabling poaching across Africa’

Wildlife veterinarian Dave Cooper talks about poaching, effect of climate change and his experience with conservation 

How the 2015-16 El Nino affected disease outbreaks

Major diseases like chikungunya, dengue, malaria, hantavirus, rift valley fever, cholera, plague and zika are affected by the weather events …

Sunita Narain talks about good food

Food is becoming sterile and processed, says Sunita Narain at the launch of the First Food: Culture of Taste, a Down To Earth publication

Diwali celebrations foul Delhi’s air

Delhi government has advised people with heart or lung disease, older adults and children to remain indoors