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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Choco absorbers
Shock absorbers made from chocolate could soon be a reality, according to researchers at Michigan State University, US. If an electric current is applied to a milk chocolate bar, the chocolate
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In Focus
The mad cow controversy has raised its ugly head once again. An as yet unpublished study conducted by British government scientists says that hundreds of Britons are likely to die every year
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Plastic prowess
There is immense promise in it. It is rechargeable, non toxic and flexible. It is the new plastic battery
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Great expectations
IN AN attempt to lower emission levels of vehicles, the Supreme Court has directed the petroleum ministry to study the viability of propane as an alternate fuel and submit, a report by
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New one on the block
The much loved video cassette recorder is going down into the technological dustbin
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Drugged to sickness
ALL those who swear by traditional medicine are in for a shock. A recent study conducted by a pharmacologist from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, reveals that several
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Backs to the wall
Kerala's backwaters are one of its most prized possessions. But they are fighting for survival today, with reclamation for the purposes of development and commerce increasingly choking them off
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All rivers to Delhi?
In their greed for more water for the capital city, planners duck the question of wasteful expenditure of local water sources
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Kuttanad: a case in point
Kuttanad in Malayalam means 'small town'. But the ecological devastation which human hands have wrought here is in no way small or insignificant
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Blinding concerns
The Visthapit Mukti Vahini (VMV) had its origins in protests against the adverse environmental and social impact of the Ichha and Chandil dams in Bihar, in 1978. The latest attack mounted on its