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South Asia

South Asia

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 …

Letters

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

SNIPPETS

UK appeals to EU to ease ban on livestock

In court

Electronic tag for sheep, goats

COVID-19 changes platelets, says study. Why this is harmful

Altering blood platelets can raise risk of building up life-threatening clots

Trimming fats

The US is determined to eliminate trans fatty acids from its food. Can India do the same?

Ban on stem cell patents which involve destroying human embryos

Researchers call it regressive step, ethicists happy

SOUTH ASIA

In court

South Asia

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South Asia

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Meaty tales of vegetarian India

Indians are eating more meat and enjoying it. Higher incomes, global food chains and a vast population of young people indifferent to religious …

Kicking up a stink

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins

MERS virus may spread to India post Haj

Researchers predict spread of acute respiratory syndrome that originated in the Middle East by studying population movements; Mumbai, Kozhikode …

Science and Technology - Briefs