K.S. Parthasarathy

"Food production – how the food is grown or raised – and meal preparation – how the food is cooked –both contribute to the carbon footprint." Credit: diametrik/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

What’s the Carbon Footprint of Your Sofa, of Your Festival Meal?

K.S. Parthasarathy 27/11/2016

That there is renewed sense in auditing the carbon-costs...

39 tourists swabbed door handles in 136 airports around 59 countries, finding that a deadly bug resistant to antimicrobial drugs and known to exist in India also exists in Paris, where it is rare. Credit: limaoscarjuliet/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

How Researchers Found That Tourists Accidentally Carried a Superbug from India to Paris

K.S. Parthasarathy 15/10/2016

MRSA develops resistance fast enough to keep specialists developing...

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Are Statins Safe to Treat Heart Disease?

K.S. Parthasarathy 09/09/2016

"The debate over the harms and benefits of statins...

Radiation. Credit: drexler/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Radiation Phobia, Effects and Standards: A Regulator’s Dilemma

K.S. Parthasarathy 06/08/2016

Debate on the linear-no-threshold hypothesis, a pragmatic relationship defining...

The tones of plain rice (left) and Golden Rice. Credit: Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. www.goldenrice.org

Nobel Laureates Slam Greenpeace’s Opposition to GMOs, Golden Rice

K.S. Parthasarathy 03/07/2016

'Greenpeace sees Golden Rice as a poster child, but...

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A Wreath of White Roses Over the Ruins of Mehrangir, Homi Bhabha’s Home

K.S. Parthasarathy 25/06/2016

In June 2016, the National Centre for Performing Arts...

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Major Study Sees Cellphone Radiation-Cancer Link But Remains Inconclusive

K.S. Parthasarathy 02/06/2016

The cancer risk, if any, from cellphone-use continues to...