Indiscriminate use of melatonin is being debated by the public health authorities in the US

in a significant development in the fight against air pollution, a group of 14 Japanese companies have agreed to pay us $27.2 million to 438 people who were suffering from illnesses

Regular and planned monitoring of air quality in India started with the national ambient air quality monitoring (naaqm) network, launched by CPCB in 1985. The network, which began with 30 stations, grew to 300 stations in 1993

Monitoring air quality in India seems to have finally got a headstart. But what is of concern is the manner in which the process will be regulated. As G D Agarwal reports, most of the standards set up do not have any correlation with ground realit

A series of articles discuss the effects of environmental pollution on public health.

If the pollution control boards themselves try to underplay the importance of protecting the environment, who'll generate information about the threats we face?

Pesticides

Robert Repetto and Sanjay Baliga quote a number of studies carried out by Indians in India and abroad on the impact of pesticides on the immune system

Built around white blood cells and certain molecules in the blood, the immune system helps an organism defend itself against life-threatening foreign invaders. It not only tries to kill external

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