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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UNITED NATIONS
Delegates representing more than a hundred governments have agreed to set-up a permanent United Nations ( un ) body to protect forests. This was decided at the Fourth Session of the
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CNG plan may fail
The Delhi government's decision to ensure all new commercial vehicles registered in the capital switch over to compressed natural gas (cng) from April 1 has run into trouble and is unlikely to
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Worm free
southeast Asian countries, including India, have been declared as guineaworm free by the World Health Organisation ( who ). After small pox, this is the second disease to have been
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FOLLOW UP
The Supreme Court has prevented the Himachal Pradesh government from implementing it's decision to permit the cutting of trees until further notice. Taking serious note of the move, the court has
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Wood substitute
tipwood a substitute for wood has been developed for use in the construction industry. Tipwood maintains the aesthetic nature of wood but scores over the latter as it is termite-proof,
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Green politics
Is your government signing away your future rights to the world s natural resources?
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Of fairytales and GMOs
The pros and cons of genetically modified organisms and their possible impact on India
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A farcical budget
The BJP was the only party which mentioned environmental issues in its poll manifesto. But the budget ignores it entirely
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Our discovery can help cancer patients
<font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Amarnath Maitra</font> </font>, professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body. He spoke to <font class='UCASE'><font color=red>Nidhi J
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In the red
The Union Budget fails to make any provisions for protecting the environment.