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Indian cancer patients battle shortage of key drugs as platinum costs surgeCancer patients in India are struggling to find essential platinum-based drugs. A surge in global platinum prices and supply chain issues a...- AIIMS study shows how air pollution can damage placenta, restrict fetal growth and change babies before they are bornA new study reveals that air pollution significantly damages the placenta, restricting fetal growth and increasing pregnancy complications ...
- Love samosa, pakoras and vada pav? FSSAI issues fresh warning on newspaper-wrapped street snacks. Here's why it could be riskyIndia's food safety regulator, FSSAI, has reissued a stern warning against using newspapers for wrapping, serving, or storing food like sam...
- 12 proven ways to stop snakes from getting into your yardSnakes are entering suburban backyards more often. This is due to landscaping that offers food and shelter. Homeowners can make their yards...
- How to keep mosquitoes away using burnt coffee powderTired of mosquito bites and chemical repellents? Burnt coffee powder offers a simple, natural, and effective way to keep mosquitoes away. T...
- Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
- Vaishno Devi offerings case exposes toxic metal in silver: How this adulterant, if present in your jewellery, can damage lungs, kidneys & raise cancer riskA major controversy has emerged at the Vaishno Devi Temple after investigations found that much of the “silver” donated by devotees contain...
- Vaishno Devi 'silver' offerings scam: Mint finds toxic fake metal in donationsSilver offerings at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine are not pure silver. Assayers found offerings contained only 5-6% silver, with the rest being ...
- Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...
- High lead levels found in soil near battery recycling units in several parts of India: StudyA new study reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling facilities in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Utta...
- Dirty Tile Grout Try This Quick At Home Trick To Clean It Without Ripping It OutGrubby grout doesn't always mean costly renovation. A simple, science-backed DIY paste of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dish soap eff...
- Cancer in clouds! Your next trip to hill stations can damage your kidney, liver, lungs, and even brainA recent study reveals alarming pollution in clouds over Indian hill stations. The clouds over the Western Ghats and Eastern Himalayas cont...
- IIT Guwahati develops breakthrough method for detecting toxic metals in cells and environmentResearchers at IIT Guwahati have created a new method to detect toxic metals in cells using perovskite nanocrystals. These nanocrystals, en...
- Invasive alien plants could be promoted as foodKolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Invasive plant species such as alligator weed, which threatens natural ecosystem, could be promoted as a food produc...
- 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...
- CAG slams Kerala Ayurveda company for laxity in manufacturingThe report also said the company admitted that it has the facility to test only microbial and physico-chemical parametres of products.
- Toxic traffic metals pollute airParticles of toxic metals, generated by cars, may not only contaminate the air but also seep under the asphalt and harm the adjacent soil a...
- Uranium, metals make Punjab toxic hotspotAfter discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab’s Malwa region last yea...
- Ayurverdic medicines sold online have high levels of toxic substancesOne in five herbal products used in so-called Ayurvedic medicine and sold over the internet contain harmful levels of toxic metals, a study...
- High level of lead in PVC toys: studyPolyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a synthetic resin used as the basic material in plastics, among other things.
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