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A dying lake's open letter for help!

Try going past the Ballandur lake, southeast of Bengaluru, and you may probably choke. Once a bountiful lake, years of neglect, rampant encroachment and dumping of untreated sewage and industrial......

IITs offer Modi lifeline to save Ganga

The IIT plan is at the heart of Narendra Modi's ambitious plan to restore the river's glory.Rashme Sehgal reports for Rediff.com In 2010, then environment minister Jairam Ramesh had assigned a......

'Antibiotics are not used under prescription in India'

'Some antibiotic resistance was first detected in India. One of the reasons for this is that many antibiotics are used in India, and often these have been bought by patients and not used under......

Indian American's virus detection technology wins $525,000 prize

Nanotechnology researcher Dr Anita Goel feels that India can benefit from the gene radar sensing technology which can detect the presence or absence of a disease’s pathogen with the same......

Now, a pill to battle 'Delhi Belly'

Scientists have developed a pill to prevent Delhi belly -- a condition that causes cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea due to intake of contaminated food and water -- in those travelling to India and......

How Samsung is battling a brand crisis

Acknowledging a mistake when a brand does not live up to expectations and promptly finding a solution are critical to preventing a crisis from blowing up, says Ritwik Sharma. Samsung’s latest......

'That regulators lost a court battle does not mean Nestl is a victim'

Yasmine Motarjemi, 60, who was Corporate Food Safety Manager at Nestlé from 2000 to 2010, was asked to leave because of a 'difference of opinion'. But she claims this was because she......

Bacteria found in Kentucky Fried Chicken

The Indian unit of fast food chain KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc on Friday challenged the results of a test showing the presence of bacteria linked to food poisoning in a sample of its fried......

Maggi, banned. And oil, eggs, vegetables, pulses?

We are surrounded by food that is contaminated, adulterated and does not meet Indian safety and packaging standards, says Abheet Singh Sethi/IndiaSpend.com. 64 per cent of the loose edible oil......

Smart tag to tell if food is spoiled even before unpacking

Scientists have developed a new colour-coded smart tag that could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled even without opening the containers.......

Watched These Amazing 2022 Movies?

As the pandemic slowed down in 2022, people across the world came back to movie theatres. This summer, Tom Cruise's refurbished Top Gun: Maverick became a huge global hit. And just around the time......

Olympics swimming event at risk as storms dirty Seine river

IMAGE: A tourist boat is pictured on the River Seine beside the Pont Alexandre III bridge. Photograph: Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters Participants of this weekend's Open Water Swimming World Cup......

One issue still clouding 2020 Olympic swimming venue...

IMAGE: Visitors stroll at Odaiba Marine Park, the venue for Marathon Swimming and Triathlon events during the Tokyo 2020 Games. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Tokyo 2020 organisers are......

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