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 …
New cancer risk
WHO links excess mobile phone use to cancer; experts divided on health impact of radio frequencies
Removing toxins makes kesari dal safe food
A new, non-toxic variety of kesari dal is being field-tested in different parts of the country by IARI scientists.
Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies
Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …
UCIL's end-game
With the dismantling of the Union Carbide factory responsible for the Bhopal gas leak, vital evidence in the case, which reveals the company's …
The dirty dozen
Twelve of the deadliest toxins known to humans were recently the focus of a debate between 92 nations seeking ways and means to curb their use
Letting go a good thing
After almost eradicating filaria from a Kerala taluka , there are no takers for a bio-environmental vector management project
Descent of man
The troubling aspect is that religious fundamentalism encourages the rejection of modern scientific thinking
Caught in the web
Of poverty, life in India has improved little over the past decade, reports the planning commission's National Human Development Report 2001
Debating GM crops: Let sound science, and so good sense, inform it
The Paris-based International Council for Science, a federation of more than 100 national science academies, has come out with the biggest review …
Village of woe
The water woes of Patti Pachgai village in Uttar Pradesh are being compounded by the incompetent responses of the state government and local NGOs.…
Can gene-editing save people from life-threatening diseases?
Two pharmaceutical companies CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are trying to take that path
Dying too soon or living long with disability
The Lancet report on state of the world's health identifies key drivers of ill health, disability and death in countries to help governments …
Lethal breath
After respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, air pollution now shows a definitive link with strokes
Too cool for comfort
How rising incomes are lowering room temperatures at the cost of energy, health and comfort
Bare facts
Alang, Gujarat. This is where ships from across the world are sent to be wrecked. A shipbreaking industry has emerged as a consequence, which is …
Relevance to India
While countries with comparatively low particulate pollution are concerned, the Indian administration is complacent
Simply put, particles are tiny killers thatadversely affect humans at very lowconcentrations and even with minimal increase
Today's menu: dioxins
Belgium authorities found carcinogenic dioxins in food products. And they brushed the matter under the carpet. Now, Europe is facing an …