Month: May 2019

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US Jury Awards $2 Billion to Couple Who Said Bayer’s Weed Killer Caused Cancer

Tina Bellon 14/05/2019

The jury found Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup had been...

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India’s Growing Solar Power Programme Could Leave Behind a Trail of Waste

Mayank Aggarwal 14/05/2019

India has an ambitious solar power programme but no...

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For All Odisha’s Success, Post-Disaster Response in Urban Areas Can improve

Abhishek Tripathy 14/05/2019

There is no greater testament to this than a...

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Mumbai’s Tap Water Now Fit for Direct Consumption

The Wire Staff 13/05/2019

Less than 0.7% of water samples in the city...

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Does Controversial Poop Transplant Treatment Have Side-Effects?

T.V. Padma 13/05/2019

Researchers have found that faecal microbiota transplants can safely...

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Cyclone Fani: Death Toll in Odisha Rises to 64

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has directed officials to start...

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The Little Known Maharani of Mysore Who Seeded the IISc

Deepika S. 13/05/2019

While historical accounts have plenty to say about her...