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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CHINA
The us $4 billion Xiaolangdi dam on the Yellow River is the other side of the coin of China's water conservation efforts. The massive dam is coming up on the Yangtze Kiang in the Henan
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Spotting the killer
A simple test designed to spot the E coli bacteria may go a long way in Preventiting food poisoning
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ARGENTINA
The drought that hit Argentina's 1996-97 cotton crop earlier this year, has stripped the country of an output of as much as 100,000 tonnes (t) of lint, said a leading Argentine cotton exporter.
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Affairs of the heart
Not relying purely on preventive measures is being considered a better strategy for heart patients
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Bullock power
Researchers in Gujarat have harnessed the energy of bullocks to generate electricity for 24 villages in Vadodara district. Under this innovative method, four bullocks are yoked on to a shaft,
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Oil boom
Tinytech, a mechanised oil expeller imported from India, is doing wonders for the villagers of Gokwe in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. A smallscale oil milling business in Gokwe has
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Brick bargain
The vertical shaft brick kiln technology reduces energy consumption and breakage of bricks
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Dear trade
THE Adlife Protection Act, 1991, bans the trade of wild animals and its related products. Despite this, a trade in antlers of sambar and cheetal is still continuing with the official sanction in
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Problem pugmarks
THE methodology used in conducting tiger count in several sanctuaries and national parks in India has currently come under focus and has given rise to a stormy debate. The focus has shifted from
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Oil spoil
INDIA is soon likely to ratify the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, drawn up under the aegis of the International Maritime Organisation of the UN. Once the convention is