The issue had rocked the state during the past few weeks amid news reports that a huge number of sheep, goat and cattle perished in Andhra Pradesh after eating Bt Cotton leaves.

The US Food and Drug Administration has tightened rules for selling dietary supplements in the US market, making compliance with current good manufacturing practices mandatory for manufacturers.

Kanchana Banerjee found that the benefits of detox therapies far outweigh the temporary discomfort.

Eating the right kind of food, chewing well and concentrating on your meal as you eat it makes a huge difference to your health, say yoga experts.

As long as PepsiCo is in the beverage business in places like India, it will remind potential customers of a resource that's increasingly in short supply.

Moscow had earlier claimed to have found several consignments of Indian rice, groundnuts and sesame seeds contaminated with pests. In January, it had intercepted 54 tons of Indian groundnut infested with pests dangerous for grain crops.

The Supreme Court lifted an eight-month ban on field trials of genetically-modified food crops on May 8 subject to certain well-meaning provisos.

Is the heat getting to your hair? Here are a few tips on how to keep your mane healthy all through the sweltering summer.

How India's curry powder major Eastern Group has used state of the art technology to emerge as the largest producer of the various varieties of spice powders.

Laptops manufactured by a leading computer firm have a number of highly toxic susbstances that are hazardous to health and environment, international environmental NGO Greenpeace alleged on Tuesday.

A lowdown on symtoms, diseases and treatment for thyroid trouble.

Sneha Satya says a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study has shown that the chemical persists in living organisms and the environment, and is a developmental toxin.

"One should stay away from silver and red colours because they are more toxic. These colours are carcinogenic. They are metal oxides," Dr R K Joshi, consultant dermatologist in Apollo Indraprastha Hospital, told PTI.

When considering a professional anti-ageing treatment, it is important to understand everything about it first.

Those of you planning to 'drink and be merry' this New Year eve must know how to combat hangovers as well.

A mix of natural methods and modern technology can keep you looking young longer.

US researchers have genetically engineered cotton plants that produce toxin-free seeds, potentially unlocking enough nutritional content to feed half a billion people worldwide each year.

The Centre for Science and Environment on Wednesday came out with a fresh study claiming the presence of 'pesticide cocktail' in 11 brands of soft drink giants Coca Cola and PepsiCo.

As an essential element of their efforts to confront proliferation, they said they were determined to fulfill arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation obligations and commitments under relevant international treaties.

A new study says passive smokers may be at higher risk of diabetes.

In December 2005, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had inaugurated the concrete pouring of the country's third nuclear power plant, in southwest of the national capital.

AITUC Deputy Secretary H Mahadevan said his union would oppose attempts to make India what he called a 'dumping ground for richer countries' toxic waste'.

All of Pakistan's existing nuclear power generation plants are under IAEA safeguards.

At least four Cambodians, including two children, died after eating the meat from a giant turtle. Dozens were hospitalised.

Look good, eat right, work out well and lose weight, was fitness expert Samreedhi Sharma's advice to Get Ahead readers in her hour-long chat.