Indecent proposal

In urging free import of zinc ash, which is often contaminated, Planning Commission member G Thimmiah has shown scant respect for the environment

Managing malaria

The case of malaria is an example of how excessive reliance on insecticides has damaged the environment and harmed public health

Avian flu flitting from birds to humans

Even as India is trying to build a firewall to block out the bird flu virus, the first likely case of the deadly pathogen's human-to-human …

Doomed! Carry on flushing

two years ago the Supreme Court fixed 31 March 2003 as the deadline for cleaning the Yamuna. It's April 2003 now and unbelievably, the river that …

Swine flu tamed?

H1N1 cases on the rise but doctors say the strain is behaving like seasonal flu

Women interrupted

Surgical removal of uterus causes unnatural menopause, leads to memory decline

Water stress

Drive against diesel

A US scientific board endorses EPA's stand that air pollution is linked to higher mortality

ARSENIC POISONING

Chemical banned

Fighting fire with fire

Side effects of a drug can be subdued by using another

Mind your diet

Eating junk food in early years can cause mental problems later

Fatal formula

How infant formula leads to obesity in adulthood

Green Revolution’s hidden toll

Diabetes, obesity, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and more

Metals blunt drugs

How heavy metals foster antibiotic resistance

Stress in the city

How brain behaves when stress builds up

Quality takes back seat in agribusiness

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Population explosion hits coastal ecosystems

Closure of stone crushers leaves labour high and dry

Pune: a contradictory picture

Bhopal: towards disaster zone

Delhi: the capital punishment

Childhood cancers

Polluting industries

Taking notice

India's nuclear establishment has been asked to account for radiation-related health hazards