Drained royally by MNCs

Royalty payments to firms like Suzuki and Monsanto are sucking out huge sums from India

Growing tendency

Compared to Europeans, South Asians need longer workouts

Pills for polls

The free medicine scheme in Rajasthan may benefit Congress

Robbed of water

Gujarat farmers set to lose water from the Narmada canal network

Clear the air

Study confirms pollution is linked to low rainfall

Air pollution linked to autism

Exposure to diesel particulates, heavy metals doubles the risk

Coke choke

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Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

Ahmedabad’s beat-the-heat plan

Civic body to send weather alerts, create public awareness and train medical officials

Rooted to earth

Story from a divided land

The memoir celebrates Chhattisgarh but laments the lost opportunity for its inclusive and violence-free development

Why do we need patents?

There is no empirical evidence that patents serve to increase innovation and productivity

Nuclear shield for MNCs

The new Indo-US agreement protects American companies from being held liable for nuclear accidents

Democracy's better half

Exclusive women's village councils are beginning to make a difference in India's rural areas. Are state governments ready to share power with them?

Drugs on EMI

People in an extremely backward Haryana town, where almost every fifth person has hepatitis C, are forced to seek treatment on EMIs

Extinctions, an epic reality

The gripping non-fiction shows how reality is actually more dramatic than the imagination

Silent threat

Studies show modern kitchen is not as safe as believed. Use of exhausts, effective ventilation can reduce household pollution

Centre gears up to launch revamped sanitation mission

Corporate houses will have a major role in Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan which aims at achieving total sanitation by 2019

Tesla's `insane' move to free up patents

The electric carmaker's decision could spur a revolution in green vehicles and in the way patents are viewed

Beetles high on coffee

Erratic weather is fuelling the growth of a pest which destroys Arabica coffee. In the absence of effective pest management, India's coffee …

Forecasting failure

Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped

Hill of death

More than 200 people in 14 villages near Roro hill in Jharkhand are dying slowly because of an abandoned asbestos mine

Short on paramedics

Hospitals employ untrained staff due to acute shortage of qualified paramedics in the country

Out of the box

Outer packaging of daily-need products serves no purpose, adds to country’s waste disposal woes

Victims of ‘growth’

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