Cap energy drinks

CSE laboratory tests show energy drinks contain excess caffeine; their market grows without checks

Contest for pesticide

Demand for state control as Pesticides Management Bill is set to be tabled in Parliament

Centre bans gutkha

Activists, health experts are sceptical; pin hope on Supreme Court’s verdict on smokeless tobacco  

A wake up call to the conscience of the nation

The murder of renowned rationalist Narendra Dabholkar is an attack on the Constitution of India and the principles enshrined in it

Short-circuiting discrimination or perpetuating them?

Nutrition programmes for Dalits need institutions to deliver and a vigilant citizenry to monitor implementation

Natural and pure?

There is no way one can tell

Colas get new sweetener

The M in IMA

Watch before you eat

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

IMA to endorse PepsiCo's food products

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

Suicide one of leading causes of death among youth in developing countries

WHO calls for coordinated action to reduce such deaths worldwide

Red Bull untamed

Caffeine content in energy drinks go unchecked

Ban likely on junk food in schools

Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition

All about Ebola

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Chinese city sealed after man dies of plague

Police have cordoned off the entire town of Yumen in the north-western Chinese province of Gansu and restricted the movement of the residents

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria can be reversed: new research

Efficient cycling of antibiotics can help doctors deal with resistant bacteria in a clinical setting

Cigar smoking can cause cancer, heart disease and early death, finds a study

Cigars as bad as cigarettes, particularly among experienced smokers

Goa's iron ore miners undergo pollution board check

Consent to operate will be withdrawn if mines found extracting excess ore, say officials

FDI in retail: UPA government agrees to judicial inquiry into Walmart payoffs

Reports say the retail giant spent over Rs 125 crore on lobbying in India

Malaria forecast

Meteorology can predict incidence five months in advance

HIV/AIDS Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha

Activists demand its early passage to check discrimination against affected people in education, healthcare, employment, travel and insurance

EPCA has recommended ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi: environment minister tells Parliament

Benefits of CNG transition are not visible due to growth in diesel vehicles, says recent report by Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) …

Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has highest number of diabetics

All men and women above 30 to be screened for diabetes in 100 districts by March 2021

Starving hens now an offence

Animal Welfare Board says practice a violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act