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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CSE report comes down hard on junk food in schools
The research and advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for a ban on junk food in schools and the regulation of advertisements promoting its consumption. Children are
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Tussle over phasing out ozone-depleting gases
If it is serious about phasing out ozone-depleting gases by 2030, India needs to evolve a clear stand against persisting with those that have global warming potential and evaluate environmentally-friendly
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If only cities could see wetlands
Sixty people died in a building collapse in Chennai earlier this month. There is much more than the municipal incompetence that needs to be fixed to avoid such tragic incidents. This building was located
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Unions, NGO activists slam Budget priorities
Various trade unions and social organisations, including the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), criticised the first Budget of the Narendra Modi Government. They said the Budget failed to give any
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Small raise for science
- Less for research, more for security The 2014-15 Union budget outlays for scientific research reflect marginal jumps over allocations last year with atomic energy, space, biotechnology and earth sciences
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No sustainability road map
Mr Jaitley has fallen into the old trap of financing meaningless cleaning initiatives Listening to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Union Budget 2014 seemed to be a little bit of everything and lots of
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Budget has many nice words, some money but no direction: CSE
An environment think tank today said although the union budget had "many nice words and some money" but it failed to show any direction for "real change." Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said
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No car? At risk on 6 roads
The city roads have pushed pedestrians, cyclists and even public transport users to the edge. Anybody not in a car has to constantly battle to get by without a scratch on certain roads. A safety audit
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Mini-grids are the solution to India’s rural power woes, says CSE
LUCKNOW: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) discussed the role mini-grids have to play to eradicate energy poverty in the country and proposed a model to ensure at least 12 hours of electricity to
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Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment
DEBATES YATRA‘A disaster needs to be prevented’ Welcome to this edition of Rising Kashmir Debates. In this edition we will be discussing Amarnath Yatra and Its Impact on Environment. This year also