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
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
In the southern African country of Lesotho, a series of earthquakes has occurred recently because of the filling of a reservoir. For more than a year, seven villages around the reservoir of Katse
Apropos the Colombian environment ministry's authorisation for oil exploration on Venezuela's border by Oxy
The solar energy group of the Renewable Energy Research Centre, Vietnam, has designed an efficient solar water heater. The system consists of three collector-cum-storage tanks with a total capacity
Osram-Sylvania Inc of usa has unveiled a new kind of fluorescent lamp that promises to increase the life of fluorescent tubes three fold. The tubes can then glow for about 60,000 hours. The secret
Representatives from over 100 countries unanimously endorsed a greater role for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in shaping a greener future for the planet, at the 19th session of the governing
in order to wean away Tripura's tribals from their traditional jhum (slash and burn) cultivation, a comprehensive rehabilitation package worth Rs 120 crore with rubber plantation as the main
in a grim reminder of the Pasarlapudi blow-out on January 8, 1995 (Down To Earth, Vol 3, No 18), a massive blow-out occurred on February 19, at the Mandapet exploratory oil rig of the Oil and
The world s first biomass based power plant promises a cleaner alternative to coal fired plants
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has achieved a breakthrough in power generation by successfully developing fuel cell technology. The technology enables power generation through electro-chemical
Karnataka has won the latest round of the legal battle over the construction of Almatti dam across the river Krishna. The Supreme Court recently rejected a petition seeking a stay on the construction