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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MONEYMAKERS
fuel treatment: Japanese scientists have developed a new fuel treatment that could reduce emissions from truck diesel engines. The technology could allow vehicle manufacturers to meet new emission
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1918 virus revisited
a frozen corpse and preserved samples from victims of the 1918 flu epidemic that killed up to 40 million people worldwide show the virus resembled the common swine flu. Tissue
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Ocean Sat launch
a state-of-art monitoring satellite, Ocean Sat irs p-iv, will be launched by mid-1999, said space commission member U R Rao. He was speaking at a four-day national seminar on
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Tiger concern
this month a high-level delegation from the uk will investigate tiger poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts in India. It will also analyse protective measures initiated by the
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Lead poisoning
be careful when you take an ayurvedic tonic next time. According to Devika Nag, head department of neurology at the King Georgess Medical College, Lucknow, several brands of the popular
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PLEA REJECTED
The SC declined to entertain two related special leave petitions (SLPs) against an interim order of the Madras High Court which directed that the copper smelting plant of the Sterlite Industries
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No to reclamation
the Delhi Development Authority's ( dda ) plan for channelising the Yamuna and reclaiming the riverbed has run into trouble. The National Capital Region Planning Board ( ncrpb ) has
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SOME HOPES AND LOTS OF FEAR
THE message of the citizens fifth report on the state of india s environment
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A look at the future
There is, therefore, no dearth of opportunities that can and should be seized to get rid of poverty and illiteracy, improve living standards, and maintain a balance between want and waste.
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Wake up time
The government of India finally includes environmental assessment in the national economic survey