Indian scientists find how arsenic reduces immunity

This may help explain why people exposed to arsenic become susceptible to infections like tuberculosis

Nanotech’s mega hazard

Nanoparticles are harmful, but India is yet to regulate their use

Lychee, a probable reason for acute encephalitis syndrome

Viral agents of dengue and measles could also be responsible

Silence is the best policy

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended

Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India

IN TROUBLED WATERS

Eligibility crisis

Big wonder

Homoeopathy to combat the arsenic menace

Endosulfan may finally have a destroyer

Governments alone cannot combat pollution

P K Ray an eminent immunotoxicologist and director, Bose Institute, Calcutta, spoke to Amit Nair on the various issues related to human health

For kids' sake

EPA sued for soft-pedalling on anti-pesticide safeguards

Toxic spread

Arsenic contamination detected in Lucknow

Vague verdict

Report on endosulfan raises more questions than it answers

Nurturing the future

A comprehensive set of rules is essential to regulate research and facilitate commercialisation in biotechnology. Patricia Sierra Blzquez , …

Environment, genes and mutations

Pollutants in the environment cause dreaded diseases like cancer by mutating some genes. Scientists have begun to explore the human genome to …

Ecoproposals

Breathing uneasy

Threat from occupational exposure to pollutants, especially to young children and pregnant women, is growing rapidly. There is no time for …

Veil against toxicity

Chemicals available in Europe would now be tested and labelled for their adverse impacts

Small doses of chemicals harm foetus

One test to detect different types of cancers

Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells

Groundwater contamination around Union Carbide factory is now officially confirmed

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research says the contaminant levels are not a public health concern because drinking water is supplied by …

Elsevier retracts study on rats fed GM food

Two-year animal feeding study showed that rats fed Monsanto's genetically modified maize NK603 or water containing roundup died much earlier

Freedom from toxins: independent laboratories hold the key

Centre for Science and Environment's Pollution Monitoring Lab has been carrying out research in public interest for more than a decade now. …

Indefinite ban on GM field trials recommended

Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists also against herbicide-tolerant crops for India