Persistent organic pollutants can render vaccines ineffective

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam

E coli outbreak in EU

India alerts ports that receive fruits, vegetables from Europe

Taste of toxicity

New study reiterates the adverse effects of chlorpyrifos pesticide

Crisis staved off

Best way to check arsenic residues in rice

In Court

Punjab chief justice against pesticides

You may be drinking tiny pieces of plastic with bottled water

A study says that 93% of bottled water contains microplastics

Recycled food waste may be contaminated with pharma residues but mushroom cultivation may come to rescue

Biogas digestate from food waste had nearly as many pharmaceutical residues as digestate from sewage sludge, new study shows

Ramadoss does a turnaround on cola controversy

Legally modified

Government plans for GM food labelling in India

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

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Creating indomitable superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat

Toxic harvest

Eating rice grown in arsenic-contaminated water can damage genes

Whale of a Problem

Whale meat contains mercury and PCBs, says a new study

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How poor regulation threatens aquaculture

There are no regulations or institutional setup for freshwater aquaculture

Study sheds light on how salmonella bacteria infect plants

Researchers found that unlike other disease-causing bacteria, salmonella sneaks in through a tiny gap created when a lateral root …

Gold’s toxic legacy

Mines release arsenic, contaminate water and soil

BYTES

According to report

GM food debate hots up again

Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in …

Coca-Cola asked to pay Rs 216 crore

Kerala gets tough with soft drink company for polluting Plachimada

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