The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a factory owner in Uttarakhand following a raid that uncovered a Captagon manufacturing operati...

Jihadi drug: India has achieved its first-ever seizure of Captagon, a synthetic stimulant known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, valued at Rs 182 cror...

A Finnish study transformed daycare playgrounds into biodiverse natural habitats, replacing traditional equipment with soil, plants, and fo...

Boiling rosemary and water releases aromatic compounds that may enhance mood, improve alertness, and offer mild antimicrobial benefits. Stu...

Mumbai police have apprehended a key suspect in a massive mephedrone seizure case. Mohammed Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh was brought back f...

Kubbawala Mustafa, wanted for running a synthetic drug factory from abroad, has been deported from the UAE to India. The CBI, in collaborat...

Pune police seized 1100 kg of synthetic mephedrone, also known as Meow Meow drug, during a raid in Delhi and Pune. The seized drugs is esti...

Afghan farmers suffered over $1 billion income loss due to the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation, a UN report showed. The ban, imposed in ...

Mephedrone, also known as 'meow meow' or MD, is a synthetic stimulant a psychotropic substance banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotr...

The Vienna-headquartered International Narcotcis Control Board (INCB) has published its annual report for 2021 putting spotlight on the Sou...

Caffeine decreased the accumulation of lipids in adipose cells by 20-41 per cent.

Scientists have identified absorbent materials that can help soak up pollutants found in urban waste water in less than 24 hours. Researche...

When some drinks make us feel good, we cannot stop drinking when we have had enough.

Scientists have crafted the first synthetic molecules that mimic natural human antibodies and may help fight cancer, HIV and various bacter...

New synthetic psychoactive substances are making their way into Europe where the Internet is becoming a big challenge in the fight against ...

Both the countries decided to share intelligence regarding these drugs, available easily under names like 'Speed' and 'Ecstasy'.

India is contemplating a further tightening of controls on the manufacture of the precursor chemicals used in synthetic narcotic drugs.