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

Who controls

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 …

Letters

New Zealand okays poison 1080, despite concerns

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

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

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