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Arsenic linked to diabetes

Starving hens now an offence

Animal Welfare Board says practice a violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Now arsenic in Karnataka

Peafowl deaths in Punjab linked to pesticides

Red alert on Indian spices

Spice Board challenges US food department’s claims over salmonella contamination

Nightmare in Europe

The Danube river system will take several years to rid itself of the cyanide

Rock of great hope

Local rock formations help Mexicans to remove arsenic from water

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

E coli outbreak in EU

India alerts ports that receive fruits, vegetables from Europe

Whale of a Problem

Whale meat contains mercury and PCBs, says a new study

Gold’s toxic legacy

Mines release arsenic, contaminate water and soil

The nectar poison we drink

Science & Technology - Briefs

DANGER zone

If no action is taken soon, a major ecological disaster is waiting to strike Panipat

POISONOUS WATERS

'SLAPP'ed but will not submit

Healthcare in Malwa in shambles

Unhealthy levels of arsenic in water could exacerbate health concerns when used to boil rice

Rice, staple of over half of humanity, already has more arsenic than other grains; washing or boiling it with arsenic-contaminated water poses …