Eight Western Lowland Gorillas at US safari park down with COVID-19

They are the first known cases of great apes to be infected by the virus

A third of US reels under drought

Likely to experience dry spell till at least October 

World’s second-largest emitter might leave the first-ever global climate deal

India's climate dilemma

Will India toe the US line of capping carbon emissions from farming?

Sweet-heart trouble

Evidence implicating sugar in heart disease builds up

No balanced package for Doha

Bangkok climate talks divided over closure of long-term cooperative action

Pray before you spray

Household cleaning products cause cardiac diseases

Improved stove: a misnomer?

Some emit more black carbon than traditional mud stoves

More grime on teflon

Chemical used in teflon triggers early menopause

US targets China’s wind subsidy

Files complaint in WTO; says China unfairly helping equipment makers

According to report

Surprise move

Pyrrhic victory

Don't eat tuna

Breach of protocol

After SEZs, nuclear power parks

Power plants proposed on farmland will displace 50,000 people

Clean citys air, breathe easy

Keeping the car windows rolled up while driving is a good idea

Accidental toxic spill in Colorado river continues to spread

Authorities deny any threat to fish and other wildlife 

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Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in soil

No more freebies to doctors: GSK

Pharma company changes marketing strategy to put an end to malpractices

Plane truth

People near airports are at an increased risk of heart diseases

Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets

The US Supreme Court’s verdict in the Myriad case keeps everyone happy

Organic v conservative

Scientists contest an age-old agricultural technique

US tastes cream paste

Minimum nuclear liability