Slow born on the atomic fast track
In February this year, the United States government publicly admitted to carrying out nuclear radiation tests on completely innocent human guinea pigs
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SC permits conditional field trials of GM crops
the Supreme Court has permitted conditional field trials of genetically modified (gm) crops approved by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (geac) in 2006. The anti-gm lobby in India,
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Adulterated milk floods Maharashtra
contaminated milk continues to be sold in Maharashtra despite crack-down measures taken by authorities. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (fda), had, in a study, found that 20 per
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Conception misconception
Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions related to fertility in women which would make it easier for them to conceive
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Gross violation
Serious violations of environmental norms by pesticide manufacturers came to our notice through this shocking account by researchers from the department of zoology, Delhi University. They visited
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Globalisers retreating into little shells
In 20 years, the world has come full circle: in the mid 1980s the process of globalisation intensified with the rich countries taking the lead in interconnecting countries because it was in their
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CSE assesses air quality and mobility initiatives in Indian cities
<p>This is the press release on release of the book "Good News Bad News: Clearing the air in Indian cities" published by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). This bird’s eye assessment of the cities of India & how they fare on parameters such as air quality, public transport, walkability, parking policies and fiscal initiatives was released in New Delhi by Harish Salve, senior advocate of Supreme Court of India and the Amicus Curiae on environmental cases.</p>
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Bangalore besieged
Respiratory problems increase with rise in air pollution in Bangalore
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MONEYMAKERS
BREEZING IN: Ahmednagar Forgings Ltd (AFL), a Pune-based company, has set its sights on wind power generation and infrastructure development. "The diversification into generation of power by
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Sleepless in USA
Americans wake up to a vital need of the human body: sleep
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From bricks to black dust
As traditional coal run brick kilns in Kaithal turn polluters, moves are afloat to shift them out of villages
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No lifesaver this
Still no viable alternative for drugs price control
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Mumbai
<div style="width:100%;"> Mumbai on the West coast of India is the financial capital of India. The City has grown phenomenally over the years with several suburbs and extended suburbs being added to
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The great and bloody organs bazaar
The recent regulatory organ transplant Act, supposed to be a fist in the kidneys of the huge illegal bodyparts trade, has turned out to be a glancing blow
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Free, not fair
Does a country have the right to demand that its domestic standards on environmental protection be applicable to all countries?
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Famines in India are a nightmare of the past
A WHO study notes that While India has achieved impressive levels in food production, equitable distribution is still a distant dream. Chronic hunger still persists, but severe,nutrition related diseases have almost disappeared.
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The ultimate power over nature
Apart from the inherent problems of genetic engineering, the brave new technology is also plagued by questions of ethics and safety
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"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
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Royal deaths
Was the real killer an infection or negligence?
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It s all in the food
Good nutrition matters even in the womb<br><br>