Did the colour change?

Workings of the litmus paper mimicked to check for pesticides

News Snippets

Talking heads

While medics call for more research, government officials dismiss the finding saying "private studies are not enough"

Zeroing in on persistent pollutants

Paints and refrigerants have chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are difficult to remove …

South Asia

The street fight

Three years have passed since the day we released our first study on pesticides. The government reduced excise duty on soft drinks in this year's …

Stinging fact

Pesticides driving decline in bumblebee population

Stop endosulfan

In Court

Lethal Games

CSE LAB STUDY: TOXIC TOYS

How do you like your food, sir?

Pesticide scavenger

Modified enzyme neutralises ill-effects of toxic chemicals

Chemical confusion

Notorious endocrine disruptor, BPA, could induce mating between different fish species

Mercury link

Ice cover controls mercury degradation

But noose tightens

The aftermath

Fish reel from flame retardant

America bans endosulfan

India continues to use it  

Home they brought the poison

book>> Our toxic world, A guide to hazardous substances in our everyday lives • Script Aniruddha Sen Gupta • Illustrations Priya …

Pesticide test in 60 minutes

It can make monitoring market samples easy  

The air just got dirtier

Nonvolatile herbicides lost more through vapourisation

Nature strikes back

Film>> The Happening written & directed by Manoj Night Shyamalan

Inaction discourages positive change in industry

Lethal mix

Hormone disruptors like BPA and BPS cause more harm when acting in combination

The rise and fall of a chemical

DDT use goes back to World War II