Industry at any cost

Industrial estates of Gujarat are cesspools of filth and environmental health hazards. Yet the government is blindly promoting industry

A close look at particles

PARTICULATE MATTER: PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS UPON HEALTH· Edited by: R L Maynard and C V Howard·BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd, UK&…

The ozone threat

Alternatives to banned ozone-depleting substances may jeopardise the effectiveness of the Montreal Protocol

Another plague in the offing

The rash of leptospirosis cases in Mumbai during the current monsoon points towards the gradual breakdown of health services in burgeoning …

Yet another pretense

CNG technology is not proven, says the Delhi government to avoid implementing the Supreme Court order

India a mercury hotspot

At a time when most countries are phasing out mercury, India has donned the dubious mantle of the world's toxic capital. Its import of elemental …

"Industries are not for the welfare of the consumer"

In the context of the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study on pesticides in bottled water, Sharad Yadav, Union minister …

Biotech is not just GM

Michael Antoniou teaches Molecular Genetics at King's College, London. In his spare time, he likes to help non-profits with information on the …

More arsenic

Exactly how widespread is the presence of poisonous arsenic in the groundwater that Indians drink? In Delhi, a doctor's phone call propels Down …

Limited laws

Follow Up

Contaminated food

Urban malady

A Japanese study suggests that city life contributes to premature death

Airborne pollutants

Aerosols from Asia are poisoning the environs of the Pacific Ocean, say researchers

Killers in the air

A study of 90 US cities clearly links air pollutants to death and disease

Parkinson’s trigger

Chemicals released from mouldy walls could cause Parkinson’s

Not so hard to crack

A rare fungus threatens Indian walnuts

Sea’s toxic touch

Methylation in oceans turns harmless mercury harmful

Good for health, bad for fertility

Study shows antioxidants reduce ovulation in women

Contaminated water

A mother's challenge

Fiery protest

An immolation bid by a Bhopal resident leads to closure of polluting factories

A policy that kills!

The government's fuel pricing policy is the very essence of irrationality

Environmental racism

A pedestrian view

The new fuels leave vehicle-owners with little choice