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
India
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Delhi s sewage
Aerobics for Yamuna?
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A real disaster
Rich states, fewer disasters, more calamity relief fund
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A state of calamity
CRF assessment highlights
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The poverty of policy
It is often said that the next war in the world will be fought over water. I do not know if this prophecy will come true. But I do know that skirmishes and even full fledged battles over water are
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Jobs Jobs Jobs
The government is obsessed with economic growth. Employment is bound to follow, it claims. That’s a delusion. The swelling numbers of unemployed continue to clamour for
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At which road head?
Not the path of economic growth, but the trail leading back to the village is the answer
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Living off leaves
Sal leaf trade has enormous potential but suffers abject neglect
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Identity crisis
Whether bamboo is a grass or a tree is a question of survival for many
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Losing shine
Falling profits discourage silk farmers
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The fundamental shift
Return to the basics: create jobs in the hinterland