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Malaria-carrying mosquitoes shift homes from forests to rice fields

[Commentary] Neglecting household biomedical waste management can lead to adverse environmental effects

No magic bullets to deal with snakebites

Study busts myths around king cobra venom

Six years on, cyclone Ockhi survivors battle lingering mental health impacts

[Explainer] Living with microplastics, is not fantastic

Residents near one of India’s largest uranium mines suspect contamination affecting their fields and health

Residents in Haryana point to stone crushing units for their respiratory troubles and drop in crop yield

Decline in pollinators linked to half a million premature human deaths every year, shows study

Humans are contaminating Earth’s waterways with medicines, pharmaceutical ingredients

Climate action, pollution control needed to keep sulphur dioxide in check

Wheat production stagnant in MP’s fertile Narmadapuram, fertiliser overuse raises concern

[Photos] Maharashtra’s female farm workforce struggles in the shadows of floods

Once the lifeline of villages, ponds in Haryana turn into garbage sites

Himalayan medicinal plants under threat due to climate change

[Explainer] Where the plastic things are: unexpected plastic products in our lives

Goa’s pilot seaweed farm explores viability of this climate-smart algae

Human disturbance alters parasite communities, increases infectious disease: study

[Photos] In the dark world of white clay

Soils from city parks are important hotspots of microbial diversity: study