First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
The proposed National Environment Protection Authority (NEPA) that would set up standards and grant clearances for industrial projects, has not gone down well with the environmentalists and a section of the civil societies.
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has indicated that he may be bowing to pressure from within the government to tone down his strident protection of the environment at the possible cost of growth objectives.
Union minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh's decision to set up a new authority, "National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA"), to regulate all environmental norm, has been sharply criticised by the green lobby.
Demand For Parking Space In Delhi Exceeds Capacity Over Three Times
The ministry of forests and environment (MoEF) finds itself in the throes of a fresh controversy. The only e-waste company Attero Recycling, to which MoEF has allotted a licence, has been caught reselling the waste rather than re-cycling it.
NEW DELHI: By ignoring the unorganised sector that currently handles 90 per cent of India's electronic waste, the Union Government's new draft regulations may not be effective in controlling illegal trade in e-waste.
<p>The liberalisation process that started in India in the early 1990s has made Orissa potentially the most attractive destination for large capital-intensive projects by private-sector firms – typically mineral-based ones. These projects are facing opposition from the people, especially those likely to be displaced and those who will be indirectly affected.
INDIA HAS PLEDGED A 20-25% CUT IN EMISSION INTENSITY BY 2020, BUT THERE IS NO ROADMAP OR EVALUATION OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. MEANWHILE, THE WORLD IS WATCHING Nitin Sethi | TNN
NEW DELHI: Accelerating the pace of cleaning up the Capital's air ahead of the Commonwealth Games this October, the State Environment Department is looking at all aspects of controlling air pollution including setting up more air monitoring stations and advocating lesser vehicular congestion on city roads.
Pollution levels rising, could hit athletes