The recent furore over genetically modified (GM) Bt-cotton grown illegally in Gujarat brought home, literally, the worldwide debate on the issue. Proponents of GM technology insist it is safe, and

Every day, 40 million people across the world are administered an injection. According to the World Health Organisation, re-use of contaminated syringes causes about 10 million new infections every

This year's wayward monsoon over India and freaky weather elsewhere portend devastating climate changes as a result of global warming. Global temperatures are like bank rates. A small change can make

Come December and conservationists and environmentalists may well have 3,000 reasons to smile. By then, Bangalore scientists building a comprehensive database of 3,000 of the country's "economically

Sweating could keep your body germ-free. A German study reported in Nature Immunology shows that sweat contains an antibiotic protein called dermicidin. It is the first antimicrobial compound to be

The Supreme Court directive banning smoking sparks a debate on the definition of public places.The Supreme Court's ban on smoking in public places does not extend to roads. In its verdict delivered

If anything supports the case for privatisation of power generation, Lachhiwala village does. Just 25 km from Uttaranchal's power-starved capital Dehradun, there has been no power cut in Lachhiwala

The Maharashtra Government understands that cleanliness is a very basic amenity. State governments in the past have tried to provide a healthy environment to rural India. In some cases their hard

The Central Government has just postponed, for at least another year, the commercial use of Bt cotton, a genetically engineered variety that increases yields and pest-tolerance significantly. Bt

As the UN meet opens, the world thinks AIDS is a time bomb tacking in India.For some years, smug in our moral superiority, we believed that India would be immune to the AIDS epidemic. But that has