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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Spare parts... any takers?
The ethics of transplanting an organ from one species to another is debatable as the dangers involved are too many and unknown
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The eutrophicated segment and Agra
Agra’s residents drink the waters of the Yamuna which become a ‘green soup’ in the fourth segment
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Brain versus brawn
about 65 million years ago the dinosaurs, at that time the dominant animals, became extinct probably because of the secondary consequences of a meteorite impact suffered by the earth. The mammals,
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The French connection
The French manner of dealing with an apathetic government needs to be replicated in the Indian context
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Taxus treat
A rare tree whose extracts are used for an anti cancer drug is being felled illegally
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Voicing the pain
"i am a healthy human being, leading a straight life. Why should I worry about aids?' That is the common reaction to aids awareness campaigns. hiv/aids is thought of as something that happens
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Draining Delhi
The capital s drains are the biggest contributors to the pollution
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Going haywire
As land is siphoned off for private buildings, Goa is becoming another urban disaster
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Naturally yours
IN THE modern world of plastic and chrome, humankind's fascination with natural materials endures. The popularity of terracotta, earthenware, leatherware, hand-crafted ornaments and textiles made
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Yamuna s DDT overload
A study carried out by H C Agarwal, P K Mittal, K B Menon and M K K Pillai of the department of zoology, University of Delhi, published in August 1985, traced DDT residues in water, bottom sediments