China has paid a high price for its dominance in rare earthsChina's dominance in rare earth metals has come at a steep environmental price, particularly in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, where toxic sludge ...
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Meet the man who started by eating glass, metal, and then ate a whole airplane. Here’s what doctors discoveredMichel Lotito, famously known as "Monsieur Mangetout," was a French entertainer with a rare condition called pica, which gave him the abili...
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I was fed some food that...: Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' before 2022 Australian Open deportationNovak Djokovic claimed he was poisoned by lead and mercury in his food while detained in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported due to his...
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Heavy metal in most chocolates may not pose health risk, researchers saySome consumer groups and independent test agencies have previously reported heavy metal contamination in cocoa products such as dark chocol...
31 Jul, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Woman uses Thallium to seek revenge from in-laws: What you should know about this poisoner's poisonA woman with a background in agricultural science used Thallium, a tasteless and odorless poison, to fatally poison her husband and four in...
20 Oct, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
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Poison in ayurvedic drugsThe WHO has recommended the upper limit for lead in blood to be no more than 10 ug/dl for adults and 5 ug/dl for children.
31 Mar, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
Shiv Nadar University researchers say new compound can help contain mercury poisoningThe process takes a few minutes to hours, depending upon the form in which the organic mercury pollutant is present, the university said in...
22 Dec, 2015, 01.40 PM IST
With 9 tonnes of e-waste daily, Moradabad turning into a dumpCSE's Anupam Srivastava told TOI on Friday that the report will soon be presented to the Union and state governments.
26 Sep, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Metal pollution behind world's largest extinction events: StudyHeavy metal pollution might have contributed to some of the world's largest extinction events, according to a study of 415-million-year old...
26 Aug, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
Provide clean drinking water in 6 districts: National Green Tribunal to UPNational Green Tribunal directed the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately provide clean drinking water in six western districts of the s...
05 Aug, 2015, 09.20 PM IST
Why just air pollution? Even the Delhi food might be hazardous to your healthThe need of the hour, she points out, is strict enforcement of rules and even stricter penalties for flouting norms.
07 Jun, 2015, 07.02 AM IST
Metal munching plant discovered in the PhilippinesA new plant discovered in the Philippines has a bizarre ability — it can gobble up the poisonous metal nickel without suffering any damage.
10 May, 2014, 01.15 PM IST
- Idol immersion pollutes Ganga
Even as Durga Puja brings with it happiness, joy and celebrations, it also causes great environmental concerns to the enlightened citizens ...
16 Oct, 2013, 05.34 AM IST
How does China feed its nearly 1.5 billion peopleChina has wrestled with the problem and come up with ingenious solutions. It adopted techniques like river water management.
15 Sep, 2011, 07.27 AM IST
- Pau denies media reports on Heavy metal contamination of rice variety pusa 1121
Agri-experts and scientists of Punjab Agricultural University has ruled out the contamination of rice variety PUSA 1121 by some heavy metal...
01 Oct, 2009, 12.22 PM IST
- HC issues notice to Punjab govt
Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Punjab government for alleged supply of poisonous drinking water in some parts of th...
23 Dec, 2007, 03.15 AM IST