Deadly pesticides found in 12 leading brands of soft drinks

A British high court has ruled that parents must immunise their children against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) using the controversial combined vaccine. Significantly, the MMR vaccine has been

What is the solution to India's malnutrition problem? Just a one per cent increase in the protein content of potatoes. Or so believes a group of

In the Chaibasa region of the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, India, an abandoned chrysotile asbestos mine is a health scourge for villagers and former mine workers. A massive pile of asbestos waste mixed with chromite has lain atop the hilltops of Roro village for two decades, gradually seeping into the land, water, homes, and bodies of the tribal communities living at the foothills of Roro. To investigate the status of the asbestos waste and its impact on the community and the environment, a fact-finding team made a preliminary assessment.

NIDHI JAMWAL looks at ways to utilise flyash, and so combat a polluting scourge

toxic taint: Green Indian seedless grapes have been taken off supermarket shelves in Belgium following the detection of high levels of pesticide residues in the product in the Netherlands recently.