Colas get new sweetener
Finally, stricter rules for transporting livestock in India
The amended rules specify the size of partitions for different categories of livestock and poultry inside transport vehicles
No to natural sweetener
Nature’s zero-calorie sweetener—stevia—kept out of Indian market
Zoonotic diseases: interview with Sarman Singh of AIIMS
A zoonotic disease is a disease that can be spread from animals to humans. Scientists estimate that more than six out of every 10 infectious …
The M in IMA
Criminalising bestiality safeguards society
If India’s laws do not adequately punish those who commit sexual assault on animals, they may move on to unleash their cruelty on humans too
Watch before you eat
Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables
कैंसर के इलाज में सहायक है शाकाहारी भोजन : अध्ययन
अध्ययन से पता चला है कि रेड मीट, अंडे कम खाने से कैंसर के इलाज में मदद मिल सकती हैं
In almost 4 decades, 400 US veternarians killed themselves, says study
It also reveals that veternarians are up to 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population with different occupations
It is time to introduce the 'Shaktiman Act'
Why every Indian needs to rise up and sign this petition
पर्यावरण की दशा-दिशा 2020: कितनी बदली हवा?
डाउन टू अर्थ की स्टेट ऑफ इंडियाज एनवायरमेंट 2020 रिपोर्ट में हवा की गुणवत्ता का विश्लेषण किया गया है
Coming up in 2020: Measles, AMR big health challenges
Many countries are no more 'Measles-free'; antimicrobial resistance is a worry for India too
‘Albumin better indicator of diabetes’
New research says measuring levels of free albumin and albumin attached to glucose molecules in the blood can be a better diagnosis for diabetes
Uttarakhand HC order declaring animals as legal entities reflects cultural progress: experts
Animal rights experts and lawyers hail the move, calling it a good evolution of law
Limited access to pesticides reduced suicides in Tamil Nadu villages: WHO report
In rural India, poisoning accounts for four in 10 suicides due to swallowing of pesticides
IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products
Cap energy drinks
CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks
World's biggest physics meet cancelled amid COVID-19 fears
The American Physical Society was scheduled to meet in Denver, Colarado on March 2-6, 2020
India has the highest suicide rate in South-East Asia: WHO
India stands third in female suicide rate after Lesotho and Republic of Korea, according to a report released by the UN health agency a day …
India’s food safety authority halts sale of Monster Energy drinks
The drinks contain ingredients which are either not permitted under food safety regulations or for which the proof of permission is missing
AFM cases not polio-like, says CDC
The cause of the neurological illness has not been identified but investigation is on
India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US
The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries
Rajasthan human rights body seeks answers over food adulteration
In petition, Commission claims use of banned food dyes; use of colour on low quality cereals, and vegetables being washed in sewage water
Non-profit warns EPA against expanding use of crucial antibiotic as pesticide
The Center for Biological Diversity and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future ask EPA to not expand the use of oxyteracycline for citrus crops
Suicide one of leading causes of death among youth in developing countries
WHO calls for coordinated action to reduce such deaths worldwide