Plastic makes little girls cranky
Research links bisphenol A, used in plastic bottles, with behavioural disorders in three-year-old girls
EU blocked report that recommended ban on 31 pesticides
Pesticides that were to be banned following industry lobby are worth billions
Li's visit yields little on Brahmaputra
China goes ahead with dam construction, while both countries classify hydrological data in the name of national security
EU threat to farmers
Free trade pact with EU will have a severe impact on Indian agriculture, specially the dairy sector
Danone, Unilever and Nestle top newly released nutrition index
Report scores 25 companies on basis of their written policies for increasing access to nutritious products; critics call it a whitewash
Has Modi succumbed US’ pressure on patents?
Prime minister’s statement, agreeing to implement recommendations of India-US joint working group on intellectual property, would make …
Maharashtra groundwater bill gets presidential nod
Setting up regulatory authority, notification of overexploited areas and developing watershed development plans to get top priority
Arsenic attack on Chittagong
People in the port city depend on arsenic-contaminated groundwater in absence of safe water supply
Curb soot, methane emissions in Himalaya to slow global warming: World Bank
'A million deaths can be averted annually by containing these emissions'
Indian company gets licence to manufacture and sell patented cancer drug
This is the first-ever compulsory licence given to a generic drug company
India, Japan pitch for carbon credits from nuclear energy
Non-profits irked. Say lessons not learnt from Fukushima
Budget 2015 gives drought-hit Marathwada a miss
Proposed PPP in irrigation may prove disastrous as control of water may pass into private hands
Climate studies, the Indian way
At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context
Naga women approach Supreme Court for reservation of seats in local bodies
State cites representations from people's organisations that say implementation of 33 per cent quota in municipal and town councils against Naga …
Contaminating millets
There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs
Will Narayan Rane’s loss in Maharashtra mean better protection for Western Ghats?
Congress leader who contested Assembly elections from Kudal in Sindhudurg district is known to be a key player in the mining lobby in the entire …
Run up to Doha climate summit: parties make final pit stop in Bangkok
Round-tables proposed on vision and ambition, Uthra Radhakrishnan reports from Bangkok
Water Footprint: a stumbling block?
As government mulls using water footprint as a tool to measure water consumption by farming and industrial processes, experts warn of its limitations
Countries disagree on framework for mitigation approaches
Workshop brings greater clarity on various approaches, but issue of double counting and disagreements on the role of UNFCCC still persist
Antibacterial resistance: Don't compromise
The only way to combat antibiotic resistance is to keep the environment clean
Novartis loses patent appeal in landmark suit
Supreme Court upholds amended law that bars patents for insignificant improvements to an existing drug—in this case anti-cancer drug …
Freedom from toxins: independent laboratories hold the key
Centre for Science and Environment's Pollution Monitoring Lab has been carrying out research in public interest for more than a decade now. …
Will Maharashtra's decision to charge fee for green clearance lead to greater transparency?
Industry objects saying it will increase their costs; activists say it can prove beneficial since state environment appraisal committee and EIA …
Nations discuss ban on toxic exports
Ban Amendment seeks to curb export of hazardous waste by rich countries to the poor, but has not been brought into force since 1994
Towards food security: perspectives from three continents
The Food Insecurity Report 2014, released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) last week, has revealed that one …