Double trouble

A deadly moth and a fly create havoc

Pesticide residues in bottled water

Packaged drinking water or natural mineral water is everywhere. It is now available in pouches, cups, bottles and bulky transparent jars. It is …

The POPs treaty

A historical chance to get rid of some of the most toxic substances known to humans

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Default drinking water

'Corporate Responsibility' has died a fancy death at the altar of public relations. A recent chemical analysis of branded packaged drinking water (…

Punjab wants farmers to stay away from 9 pesticides. Will it help?

Europe tightened import norms since 2018, has shown reluctance to import basmati rice with pesticide residues earlier

Perilous pesticides

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Tough, clear, unhealthy

Bisphenol-A, used in making plastic, impacts cell function

Toxic Alert

In large doses, cadmium is carcinogenic. A study now shows that even chronic exposure to the heavy metal in low doses causes breast cancer. …

Don't make the world dysfunctional

Toxic punch: heavy use of pesticides depleting local fish and bird populations

Study from West Bengal documents 94 brands of pesticides, farmers most influenced by local dealers

While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world

Glyphosate is now showing up in humans, but scientists are still debating its health effects. One thing is clear: Because it’s a cheap …

Asbestos toxic, says India

Changes stand on mineral at Rotterdam Convention

Moneymakers

When battered people took on the pesticide industry

EU blocked report that recommended ban on 31 pesticides

Pesticides that were to be banned following industry lobby are worth billions

Scoring pesticides

Back in f(l)avour

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy …

The vanishing lakes

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the …

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Beyond The Billion

If post-Independence leaders of India had ensured full literacy, a solution would have been in sight for a lot of problems. Population, for one. …

Mark Lynas and the demeaning of science

He’s fuzzy on facts and low on science, but the campaigner gets big media support