GM maize and its health implications for humans
Michael Antoniou, head of the Nuclear Biology Group in the UK, has been studying the health effects of genetically modified (GM) crops since 1995.…
Energy transition is now a must
Marie-Hélène Aubert, adviser to the French president for international negotiations on climate and environment, was recently in New …
An evening in Paris
Over two weeks and two extra days, the Paris climate conference delivered everything the world expected. Impassioned speeches. Hectic, sleep-…
‘Low solar energy tariff bids are sustainable’
The second batch of bidding for photovoltaic projects totalling 350 MW capacity in December under the national solar mission witnessed …
Sunshine sector loses sheen
About 40 kilometres from Delhi, in the bustling real estate market of Noida-Greater Noida, lies the biggest irony that the renewable energy …
Kudankulam meltdown
The spectre of Fukushima continues to haunt the world, forcing governments in most parts of the globe to rethink their plans to tap this …
Lean, not fall
Experts are now busy implementing an innovative technique for preventing the leaning tower of Pisa from going overboard
The thorn buds
Parisians see red and intercept a consignment of Indian roses meant to reach French women on Valentines day, turning it into a thorny issue
Bloody charges
Fresh charges levelled against some French scientists and politicians for allowing untreated blood transfusion have taken the country by storm
Yeast genes spring surprise on scientists
Chromosome III in yeast, the first to have its DNA fully described, opened up a wealth of new genes whose functions are completely unknown
France stops supply of uranium
Officials say the stoppage of enriched uranium for the Tarapur reactor will not affect India's peaceful nuclear programme
Pact of devastation
France has agreed to cancel part of the debt it is owed by Cameroon in return for the right to destroy the country's rainforests
Will plague return?
A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health
‘Europe will witness more extreme megadroughts in the years ahead’
Down To Earth speaks to climate historian Christian Pfister from the University of Berne about Europe’s tryst with drought this year, in …
A revolution redefined
Troubled by the degradation of soil and water, French farmers are now switching to a more sustainable practise of agriculture
Turning on the heat
The Green Party in France threatens to pull out of the government over the nuclear energy issue
Drugs alone do not create health
Spending heavily on medicines does not necessarily result in better health, indicate recent studies.
Tissue transplant: by whose consent?
The removal of the corneas from the body of an accident victim in France, shocked the public and exposed the legal and ethical failings of the …
French lose out on fish ban, gain price hike
French demands -- backed by violent agitations -- for a ban on the entry of cheap fish into France has fallen on deaf European Community ears.
Doomed dam
A five-year-long protest in France resulted in a major victory for conservationists, with the government being forced to abandon plans to build a dam.
The great nuke snobbery
France obstinately plans to ahead with nuclear testings in the South Pacific just after the NPT conference held by the Big 5
Hunting clubs on pleasure islands
A nonchalant French government plans to throw open its virgin islands to tourists and game hunters
Facelift for Taj
A multilateral collaboration will try to take the world's most beautiful structure back to its original glory
Developing countries trust vaccines more: UK survey
Almost all Bangladeshis and Rwandans feel vaccines are safe and important; most French disagree
French fries prompt battle with McDonald's
Israeli farmers resent fast-food giant McDonald's intention to import the cheaper frozen French fries