Rogue GM crops wreak havoc

Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread

Pollution and plants

Ecologists reveal that trees are precise indicators of environmental health, as they show specific symptoms with an increase in air pollution

A pioneer in many ways

Regulation faces a hurdle

What has improved engine technology to do with it?

Test drive to Mars

India’s first inter-planetary flight is now well on its way. Once the satellite orbits the Red Planet, the country will become the fourth …

Environet

This column will bring you an update on various groups and individuals working in fields related to environment, development and the sciences. …

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam

Choking research

Mismanagement in India's premier forestry research institute

A tsunami of questions

Public Funded R&D Bill may benefit the private sector

Small in size, big problem

Nanoparticles, as tiny as a billionth of a metre, pose a challenge to scientists and regulatory authorities alike. It may also be a huge health …

Rice fields as carbon sinks

A study by Indian scientists finds lowland flooded rice ecosystems can store vast amounts of carbon but the jury is still out on whether these …

Environment scientist Robert Goodland on Utkal mining project

For a clean ganga

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Cadmium and cancer

New study offers strong support for a link

GM food debate hots up again

Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in …

Why experts want GM freeze

Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims

Passive neighbour

India remains indifferent as China builds dams on upper reaches of Brahmaputra  

Indian Science Congress' failed attempt at relevance

Problem

Scientifically invalid

Inter-Academy update on GM crops does little to redeem Indian science

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Plastic Peril

Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests