at last, after innumerable accidents and deaths of workers in the Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat, chief minister Keshubhai Patel has pulled up maritime officials for maintaining poor

The Casade frog ( Rana cascade ) and the Western toad ( Bufo boreas ) are dying, so is the Pacific tree frog. But there is probably no single cause for the dwindling population of these sentinel

Air pollution in Dhaka has reached alarming levels specially in terms of lead concentration. According to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), the air in Dhaka

Maharashtra and Gujarat. The brightest jewels in India s industrial crown. But impressive industrial growth figures fail to hide the grim realities of environmental pollution. While, the state governments are only bothered about industrial growth, the civ

Oral cancer is the second most common cancer in women and the third most common in men in Pakistan. Tobacco is smoked and chewed extensively in Pakistan. Paan is a quid of piper betel leaf that contains areca nut, lime, condiment, sweeteners, and sometimes tobacco, which is also used extensively. We did this study to clarify the independent association of paan and oral cancer.

the state of Victoria in Australia may alter the laws to allow families of victims of asbestos-related diseases to make claims for pain and suffering

Three Thai workers were in a critical condition after being exposed to high-level radiation in the country's worst nuclear accident at a recycling plant in the suburbs of Bangkok. Hundreds of people

A government agency in Indonesia has called for a state of emergency to be imposed after smog from forest fires on the island of Sumatra exceeded safe limits. The fires have caused a slight haze

The pros and cons of genetically modified organisms and their possible impact on India

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide

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