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EU nations agree to ban toxic chemical in textiles

Surfactants used in textiles manufactured outside the EU are released into the environment when washed by consumers, posing risk to aquatic life

Women interrupted

Surgical removal of uterus causes unnatural menopause, leads to memory decline

Legal trophy hunting in Sweden puts interests of a few over ecological balance

The red-listed lynx does little damage to livestock, but a record number are now being hunted purely for sport  

Stem cells can heal damages caused by Parkinson’s disease, finds study

Experiments on rats indicated a major breakthrough towards developing effective treatments

Spider secrets

Powerful winds of change: Supportive policy, better tech help sector globally

As offshore wind energy is based on expensive technology, pilot projects need support

Science & Technology - Bytes

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

Ground reality

Animal diversity in the soil mapped for the first time

Well-oiled Swedes

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Russia ambiguous on Kyoto

With Russia blowing hot and cold on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the ninth conference of parties (COP-9) to the UN Framework Convention on …

That's your sink

Developed countries face tough questions on emissions reduction

Inadequacy of targets and discrepancies in reporting highlighted at the first multilateral review of Annexe I parties

From the frying-pan to fire

Sweden may be trying hard to control the phenomenon of acid rain, but the end result is another crisis at hand - a dwindling Population of the moose

Economic and social costs of mental ill-health very high: OECD report

Spending on mental healthcare does not meet treatment needs

Furore over seeds

Ecoproposals

Oceans may run out of fish population in 50 years

Fish might die in the next fifty years, or will they?

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Delhi to go greener

After CNG, the national capital is all set to run its public transport fleet on biogas

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Transport costs