First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Dangerous play
theEuropean Parliament has permanently banned the use of six phthalates used for making toys following health concerns. The unanimous decision was taken in Brussels, Belgium on July 5. The decision
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Sunderbans polluted
Persistent organic pollutants found Rising sea level and erosion aside, the Sundarbans now face a new threat. An international research team has detected polybrominated diphenyl ethers (pbde), a
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Peck and die
Bacteria kill Africa s flamingos
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Danish fugitive banished
SC Monitoring Committee wants toxic ship sent back
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Pretence of safety
Study reveals that a new herbicide, Roundup, is also toxic
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Raipur: the most polluted city
Unplanned industrialisation is its major undoing
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Stem the flow
A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court told the state government and state pollution control board to submit proposals for reducing toxic effluents released by units located in the
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Terror stricken
Even the womb fails to protect
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Book review: Toxicity
The Dirty Dozen: Toxic Chemicals and the Earth s Future By Bruce E Johansen Praeger Publishers, 2003
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No sweat
Botulinum toxin, a poison used in many chemical weapons, might prove to be a boon for people who perspire excessively. Scientists claim that the chemical can cure excessive perspiration. A disorder