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

Air & water quality report in post-WTC debated

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

Global warming can even cause plague

Salt of the earth

Bombay HC stays Centre's notification on iodised salt

Clay has curative properties

UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads

Non-chemical use to contain kala-azar vector

Guggal faces sticky end

Ayurveda prescribes it for heart ailments; no data available on surviving plants

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

New app to let users report complaints about air pollution

Hawa Badlo will be available to the public on IOS and Android phones. The launch is part of the winter action campaign against Delhi's pollution