Furore over GMOs

Urban malady

A Japanese study suggests that city life contributes to premature death

Killers in the air

A study of 90 US cities clearly links air pollutants to death and disease

Genes, Dreams and Reality

Don't blame your genes. Environment and lifestyle cause cancer

Toxins in the womb

Organic pollutants lead to neural defects, study confirms

Ailing hospitals

A survey of hospitals in Delhi reveals the poor state of waste management

Urbanised problem

Suburban lifestyle is the cause behind numerous diseases, research authenticates

Phthalates could contribute to obesity, insulin resistance

Zeroing in on health

Battered Lungs

Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty

Today's Plague

Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty

Killer with a BIAS

There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

Bad boy phthalate implicated in eczema in children

How the chemical causes the skin disease still a puzzle

Asian rubbish

Pollution zone

An uphill task

Sustainability still a long way off, says Worldwatch

Tea pesticide flavoured

Darjeeling's famous brew, laced with pesticides, poses a threat to public health

Air pollution affecting even unborn children

Higher the pollution, higher the incidence of low birth weight, finds study

SIAM's small step forward

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

Capital punishment

Is it all grey?

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

Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health