If the first class action suit against tobacco companies in Florida is successful, the US tobacco industry is in trouble

Pollution results in chemicals getting into our bodies, especially in small but sustained quantities. This may lead to serious illnesses

The move to use a new herbicide to eradicate the coca plant spells trouble for South America s rainforests

The city of Delhi needs a doctor to rid it of the demon of pollution. Unfortunately some doctors say pollution is not a problem

There has been an alarming rise in cases of childhood cancers in the last two decades. According to reports in Environmental Health Perspectives and The Ecologist, this has been attributed to

Experts have blamed overuse of pesticides for 25-30 per cent loss in Nepal's agricultural output. "The gross agricultural production

The health ministry is in a dilemma on whether to impose a ban on chewing tobacco products

A ban on insecticides in the US may throw up more problems than it seeks to solve. The sufferers will include children suffering from asthma

Experts believe that the smog which enveloped Indonesia last year may return to aggravate the economic crisis that has engulfed the country

Nascent, nasty and lethal, ozone has risen to dangerous levels in Delhi, and is increasing in various cities

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