Month: May 2016

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Plastic Bottles Contaminate Medicines, Shows Study

Deepak Patel and Nitin Sethi 31/05/2016

Contradicting what the health ministry said in March, the...

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Green Tribunal Orders Art of Living to Pay Fine, Sri Sri Vows to Fight Back

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 31/05/2016

Through its order, the National Green Tribunal has settled...

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Scrap New Draft Rules on Protection of Wetlands, Activists Tell Government

The Wire Staff 31/05/2016

In a submission to the environment ministry, activists representing...

Peter Gash (L), owner and manager of the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort, snorkels with Oliver Lanyon and Lewis Marshall, Senior Rangers in the Great Barrier Reef region for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, during an inspection of the reef's condition in an area called the 'Coral Gardens' located at Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. Credit: Reuters/David Gray/Files

Mass Coral Bleaching Threatens Future of Great Barrier Reef

Colin Packham 31/05/2016

Scientists said UNESCO may reconsider its decision not to...

Melting ice shows through at a cliff face at Landsend, on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica December 12, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Pauline Askin/File Photo

Cold, Deep Waters Help Antarctic Seas Retain Chill Despite Global Warming

Alister Doyle 31/05/2016

It was unclear if the cold waters could delay...

A rice mill worker holds up rice fallen onto the ground in Udon Thani, Thailand, September 16, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jorge Silva/Files

Extreme Weather Causing Toxins in Food to Increase, Scientists Say

Kagondu Njagi 31/05/2016

Aflatoxins, moulds that can affect plant crops and raise...

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It’s Time to Get Cerebral About Trauma – a Neuroscientist Leads the Way

Nandita Jayaraj 31/05/2016

Bhatnagar Prize awardee Vidita Vaidya finds it fascinating how...