Salt of the earth
Bombay HC stays Centre's notification on iodised salt
How salt used to melt road ice affects butterflies
Study shows survival rates of caterpillars fed on leaves of plants growing near the road which had more sodium was lower
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Saltpan workers in Gujarat served eviction notice from sanctuary
High salt in diet may worsen multiple sclerosis symptoms
It leads to greater risk of neurological deterioration
The salt challenge
Its restriction in food can help India fight high BP
Salted lands of Australia
Bad cropping practices and ill-planned water management leads to salted Australian farmland
What’s in your food? Bournvita row rekindles front-of-package labelling discourse
Nutrition fat labelling is difficult to understand and allows companies to hide facts, says CSE expert
Eat at your own risk
Junk food is bad for health. Its definition tells its inner story—food that is high on calories and saturated fat but low on nutrition.
With a pinch of salt
Fast food can be made less salty, finds research. But companies refuse to do so
Biodiesel from microalgae becomes a reality
May be available commercially in five years
Science and Technology - Briefs
The great wetland robbery in Kakarapalli
Police open fire, but people resolute to weed out power plant from wetland in Andhra Pradesh