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