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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Baby s days are out
It s pack up time for around 12,000 two stroke baby taxis in Dhaka
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Risky venture
It was an experiment that sought to clear the air, but by jeopardising marine life. No wonder it encountered severe turbulence in the form of protests by global environmental groups, and had to be
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Unholy ritual
Antarctic ozone hole again starts expanding
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Sop story
Excessive farm power subsidies have sent fiscal deficits soaring in most states of India, says a new World Bank study. A glaring example of this largesse leaving states impoverished is Madhya Pradesh
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Slow and unsteady
Each British household generates over one tonne of waste per year, reveals a report of uk's department of environment. Worse, only 11 per cent of this is recycled. According to the document, the
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Power export
Nepal is generating surplus hydroelectricity. And it doesn't have to look far for buyers. For, the northern states of neighbouring India are reeling under a power crunch. In view of this, Nepal
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Silent communication
New computer software uses an eye tracking device to type letters
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Cashing in on solar power
Automated Teller Machines (atms) and solar energy. Now that's a unique combination! If all goes well as planned, the next generation atms in India could be solar powered or battery operated
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Green proposal
It's bad news for coal exporters. Japan, one of the world's biggest coal importers, is considering a coal tax to encourage the use of cleaner fuels such as natural gas. Japanese ministry officials
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Cheaper drugs
uk drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced plans to slash prices of medicines used to treat hiv/aids and malaria. The drug giant proposes to apply the latest cost cuts to their