Accidental toxic spill in Colorado river continues to spread

Authorities deny any threat to fish and other wildlife 

FAO in partnership with wholesale union to reduce food waste

World is losing 1.3 billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion every year

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

Economic potential of carbon-rich mangroves untapped: report

Policy interventions and carbon finance mechanisms needed to restore conservation

National rubber policy must protect growers, urges planters’ association

There are over one million rubber growers in the country

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

Tamil Nadu suspends coastal sand mining

Government orders a probe into alleged violations by big companies

Gene patent verdict is as good as it gets

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

Access to justice still elusive for women

A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence

Organic v conservative

Scientists contest an age-old agricultural technique

US tastes cream paste

Minimum nuclear liability

The two-degree shift

Delta blues

Plant pests biofuelled

How US built consensus to get a deal it wanted

US machinations made everybody fall in line

Sun's the limit

Solar energy is yet to reach its true potential. Engineers aim at efficiency

Brown oil and silvery sheen

DAHR JAMAIL visited Louisiana fisheries on harvest day but found the catch sordid

7th GEF Assembly: Decision on direct funding to civil societies likely during the meeting

More funds would be needed to make this possible without alienating governments

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

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

Awesome monarchs

Migration cycle of the fragile monarch butterfly extends beyond its average lifespan

Immunisation coverage reaches 84% globally, Africa and South-East Asia worst performers

Estimates short of goal of 90 per cent coverage for all vaccines by 2020

UNEP chooses Nigeria to lead action to combat marine pollution in Africa

Country will be in charge of coordination efforts of 22 nations

Gaza Strip faces acute water crisis amid air strikes by Israel

Water is being used as a war of weapon in countries like Syria and Iraq