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Made in Pakistan beauty products seized in Maharashtra leave officials stunned: One cream found with 48,453 times the permissible mercury limitTwo Pakistani-labelled beauty creams seized by Nanded police have been found to contain dangerously high levels of mercury, with concentrat...- Weather the Weather: A seasonal guide to food, fitness, skincare and staying healthyAs the seasons change, your wardrobe shouldn’t be the only thing that needs a reset. A better approach, finds Lijee Philip, is to prepare f...
- World Health Organization informs countries to improve efforts to prevent lead exposureThe World Health Organization (WHO) urges countries to expand their efforts to prevent lead exposure, especially to children who are vulner...
- Does your cat eat the same food every day? New test finds 122 contaminants, nearly 28 times more mercury in someA recent investigation by Clean Label Project exposed alarming findings regarding cat food safety. Testing 100 products from 62 brands reve...
- In 1919, France declared 1200 sq km area as Zone Rouge after World War 1. No one lives there even after a century and the battlefield turned into a forestFrance's Zone Rouge is still off-limits due to the devastating impact of World War I. Unexploded shells and remnants of chemical warfare li...
- In 1945, U-864 Nazi submarine carrying 67 tonnes of mercury sank near an Scandinavian island, 81 years later it's still threatning NorwayA German U-boat sunk off Norway in 1945 is still posing an environmental challenge because it may contain up to 67 tonnes of mercury. The w...
- Indian scientists develop a new concrete using human waste to make it significantly stronger than conventional cementScientists have found that biochar made from treated human waste, or faecal sludge, can partially replace cement in concrete and improve it...
- In Florida’s Everglades, Burmese pythons are helping scientists track pollutionIn Florida's Everglades, Burmese pythons are unexpectedly aiding scientists in pollution research. By accumulating harmful substances like ...
- In 2007, scientists recovered a blue whale earplug off Santa Barbara; its 24 wax layers archived 12 years of hormones, mercury, and man-made pollutantsThe earwax plug of a blue whale serves as a remarkable indicator of its life history. This wax revealed its exposure to harmful pollutants ...
- In 2000, University Of Illinois researchers searched 1,000 trillion DNA molecules for lead-sensitive DNA. 9 years later, their lab reported DNA sensors with sensitivity as low as 11 parts per trillion for toxic metals in drinking waterLead detection may soon look very different from a trip to the laboratory. Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a DNA lead s...
- Rice feeds more than half the world, but 3 toxic metals can travel from paddy soil into its grains; researchers propose changing soil chemistry and reinforcing plant barriers to keep arsenic, cadmium and mercury outRice grain contaminated with toxic metals: Rice cultivation faces contamination from toxic metals like arsenic and cadmium. Researchers pro...
- Plastic 'has entered' Antarctic terrestrial food chain
- National Green Tribunal slaps penalty of Rs 1 crore on Grasim IndustriesA bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the company to shift the hazardous waste in accordance with the Hazardous Waste Manage...
- People living in city with active coal power plants have higher body levels of mercury: IIT HyderabadThe research team was headed by Asif Qureshi, associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad.
- Skip meat, eat fish twice a week for a healthy heartConsuming omega-3 fatty-rich food twice a week may help reduce the risk of heart failure, cardiac arrest and stroke.
- Plea to ban mercury equipments: NGT notice to Health Ministry, MoEFA demand to ban mercury-based equipments in hospitals to prevent spillage of the metal which causes major diseases, has been made by a lawy...
- NGT junks plea seeking demolition of 12 check dams in Uttar PradeshThe green panel said there was no co-relation between construction of check dams and the alleged pollution in ground water.
- Unilever moots same Kodaikanal clean-up it offered six years agoFrom raising dust over the issue, the focus is now centred on whether Unilever needs to walk the extra mile in cleaning up.
- UK campaigners question Unilever over India activitiesA UK-based campaign group raised questions over Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever's activities in India during its annual general meeting ...
- UN committee seeks to work out a treaty on mercuryThe Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee will work to prepare a globally binding instrument on mercury at a session organised by United ...
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