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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Controlling carbon
Afforestation of degraded land in India can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Ground realities
The importance of groundwater as a source of irrigation and the role of traditional methods in conserving it should be given due credit
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Earnest endeavours
West Bengal s women panchayat members have become the torchbearers of rural development programmes in the state
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Die hard
Identified a century ago and viciously attacked by pesticides and drugs, the Anopheles mosquito and the malarial parasite still survive to prey on humanity
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Mind over matter over
the working of the human brain, the evolution of life from the primordial soup of chemicals and the unpredictability of weather are some well-known examples of complex systems. Most researchers in
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For government s eyes only
The Indian official machinery has excelled for 50 years in keeping secrets. But with the right to information campaign gaining momentum, people may soon be in the know
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Hearty news
matters of the heart may altogether take a different turn with the possibility of the human heart being manufactured in the laboratory. Gail Naughton, president of Advanced Tissue Sciences ( ats
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Alive, but a hostage
NGO leader Sanjoy Ghosh, abducted by Assamese separatists, is reported to be alive
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SPOTLIGHT
Catch 'em young What have been the achievements of independent India and how much further does the country need to go to fulfill the dreams and aspirations of her people? To commemorate the 50th
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Nitrogen turns sour
Rising levels of nitrogen in soils are increasing global warming