A cosmetic leap of faith
Industry ignores perils of using nanotechnology in beauty products
Memories of Agent Orange
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US Matters
The world is already celebrating the US' emissions reduction framework. Our research shows the US climate change action plan is neither ambitious …
No evidence of policy-driven fall in US emissions post-2005, says new book
'Capitan America', a comprehensive analysis of the US climate action plan, says US INDCs are neither equitable nor ambitious
World headed for water crises by 2040
Two studies suggest immediate change in the water use by power sector to avoid global drought
Gunning for green tech
US continues to target India over its intellectual property regime, especially in pharma, green tech sectors
Coal politics in an unequal world
US sets mercury emission limits
India still far from setting standards for toxic pollutants from power plants
How useful is genome decoding?
Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore
Changing basic nature
Countries move from labs to seas to study the implications of ocean acidification
BP quits conservative lobby group ALEC
It is the latest multinational to exit following criticism of ALEC’s rejection of climate change impact
Patent hypocrisies of US
American business lobbies are spreading falsehoods about India’s patent policies—and glossing over their double standards
No climate for cleantech
Most of the clean energy innovations are with just six rich countries and hardly any technology is coming to developing nations
Great Man's distortion
How we came to fear saturated fat
Mark Lynas and the demeaning of science
He’s fuzzy on facts and low on science, but the campaigner gets big media support
A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto
American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them
‘There could be a racist backlash to the current anti-racism movements’
Race science has been used to justify colonial occupation, slavery, genocide; it became so ingrained that we still live with its devastating …
What do science-based targets to limit climate change really look like?
Commitment to climate justice demands that rich countries make deeper cuts to their emissions than merely equalising per-capita emissions by 2030
Dangers ahead at WTO
The trade facilitation agreement paves the way for fresh pressures on developing countries such as tariff cuts on industrial products
World population touches 7 billion
Ten billionth baby likely by end of the century if population growth continues at current rate
Bringing Google to book
Google’s digital library project went too far, creating a monopoly over the heritage of books
Vitamin D complex
When sunlight falls on the skin, it forms an essential nutrient, vitamin D. For people in India, which has an average of 300 clear sunny days in …
Last call to get climate deal right
Weather dice is loaded