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GARBAGE CHAMPIONS - India's cleanest cities Exclusive findings from a survey. How safe is your bread? - A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests that the bread you eat could contain bromate Rob Peter to pay Paul - Racketeers allocate tribal lands to Naramada damdisplaced people without the tribals' knowledge
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Dry as dust
has increased by 22 times the size of Delhi in the past 15 years. Rainfed farmlands and forests form a major chunk of this wasteland
Enigmatically dry
Drought haunts India as a normal monsoon season nears end
Stream of conflict
Krishna river dispute shows why there is an urgent need to rethink the way inter-state rivers are managed and governed
A STITCH IN TIME
The recovery of the ozone layer has helped the world fight climate change
In the blue
After spending decades controlling atmospheric emission of mercury, the world wakes up to the possibility that rivers are a major source of the toxic metal in the oceans
Devil's in the Detail
Seven years, four committees and two draft regulations later, India still does not have a clear labelling system to warn consumers about harmful levels of fat, salt and sugar hiding in processed foods. These ingredients are responsible for the growing burden of obesity and noncommunicable diseases. But a powerful industry and a hesitant food regulator are busy derailing all efforts.
Virtual healers
A mobile application provides people in rural areas of Bihar easy access to healthcare facilities
Singular hype
While the Centre trumpets its latest ban to eliminate single-use plastics, the fine print of the new rules tells otherwise
PULSE PUZZLE
The government takes the usual market-regulatory steps every time there is a surge in prices of pulses—the primary source of protein for a majority of Indians. But shortfall in domestic production, the main reason behind the price rise, remains unaddressed. An analysis by VIVEK MISHRA, SHAGUN KAPIL, RAJU SAJWAN, ANIL ASHWANI SHARMA and BHAGIRATH
PATIYA'S STARVELINGS
It is important to probe further when an effective system fails to rescue the malnourished children in a village
