Food Packaging Forum discovered 175 dangerous chemicals in packaging Toxic substances linked to cancer, sperm production, genital malformations as well as disrupting hormone production in the body Warned chemicals could end up in the food the packaging contains Experts call for tighter regulation of food packaging to ban substances Chemicals found in foil, cans and some containers and wrappers But Food Standards Agency said all food packaging falls within EU […]

All the 46 nurses who were in the custody of the ISIS will return to India by 7 AM tomorrow and this could be considered to be a major achivement for the Indian government. There are several questions being asked about what suddenly changed the mind of the ISIS and a decision to release them so soon was taken. None of the nurses sounded confident yesterday and many were shaky […]

India’s Supreme Court has said that women are increasingly misusing the tough anti-dowry law to harass their husbands and in-laws. The judges said the law was enacted to help women, but it was being used as “a weapon by disgruntled wives”. The court has now ordered the police to follow a nine-point checklist before arresting anyone on a dowry complaint. Correspondents say dowry offences are a serious issue in India […]

Just about a fortnight ago onlookers and morning walkers were surprised to see a long queue of teen girls and women at the Ahmedabad police headquarters early in the morning. Well, this was no protest rally; the surge was for free-of-cost arms training for women, to be followed by a self-defence programme under the Gujarat government’s initiative ‘Suraksha Setu’. The project is not just for women’s empowerment and to equip […]

A storm is gathering along the banks of the river Ganges. Emergency calls of ‘dharma yuddha’ are ringing across the akharas of naga sadhus, who have been asked to stand up now to protect the ‘sanatan dharma’ – Hindu religion. The militant naga sadhus have been tasked with “restoring the lost glory of the religion” that can allegedly be harmed by followers of certain deified figures, like Sai Baba of […]

Riding a sleek black Harley-Davidson motorbike and wearing a smart jacket and biking gloves, 27-year-old Arjun Bafna looks every bit the wealthy young man that he is. He comes from a family that owns one of India’s oldest and biggest automobile dealerships. He has taken the business one step forward though. Arjun runs Seven Islands Harley-Davidson, the only Harley-Davidson franchise in Mumbai. “I love automobiles, it’s my passion, because I’ve […]

People who watch television for three hours a day or more are twice as likely to die in the next few years as people who watch little or no TV, a new study has found. It’s the latest in a series of studies that show sitting still can kill you. But this one has a few twists. TV watching seemed deadlier than sitting at a desk or driving a car […]

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The United States is launching an effort to save some of its busiest workers: honey bees. President Barack Obama created a task force comprising various agencies to address the issue of rapidly diminishing honey bees and other pollinators. Honey bees pollinate fruit, nuts and vegetables, and are crucial for the nation’s food industry. They have declined sharply in recent years due to various factors, including pesticides, mite infestations and loss […]

For years people have known that a lack of sleep leads to problems in cognition.  This past week I’ve been pretty much out of it due to a lack of sleep working on projects.  I can remember back in my LAPD days when I worked overnights.  Boy, did I pay for it. Now, according to a new study led by Dr. Sigrid Veasey of the Center for Sleep and Circadian […]