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
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The road ahead
The current method of environmental regulation has failed to monitor industrial pollution in India. It is not just ineffective but expensive too. Some countries are using alternative approaches but with mixed results
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Bickering hinders resolution
A recent meeting on biological diversity failed to establish ground rules for implementation, as the participating nations were totally unwilling to yield.
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An ardent activist passes away
With the demise of Sunil K Roy, often described as "a soldier, diplomat, administrator and environmentalist, all in one", environment has lost one of its best friends. Starting his career in the army
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Special Efforts
Source: CSE Survey, 1998 NOTE: Names of CMs in order of ranking done by environmentalist
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The public relations onslaught
A public relations agency, Burson-Marsteller Roger Pereira, has come out with a newsletter entitled
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Diesel Update
A European study determined that exposure to traffic related air pollution, in particular diesel exhaust particles, may lead to reduced lung function in children living near major motorways.
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Fuelling devilish debate
The CSE thesis of devil engines is simply deceptive. It is, to say the least, unbelievable that improved, pollution-controlled new technology engines and 0.05 per cent (50 parts per million) sulphur quality diesel are more lethal
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IN SHORT
thrown out: Tamil actress Radhika has been expelled from the primary membership of AIADMK, the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu "for acting against the interests of the party'. She appeared in a
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Award for ecosecurity
For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001
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US reaction to cola controversy exaggerrated India Inc
Soon after the cola controversy (see