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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Tiger tales
the tigers of Uttar Pradesh (up) are having a bad time. According to the latest tiger census carried out in 1995, the tiger population of the state has declined to its lowest since 1984.
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Drive off bad air
motorists in the country can now contribute to cleaner air by spending a few extra bucks on a device which detects pollutants in the air and then releases oxygen. The gadget, controlled by a
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Wild & fragile
The Western Ghats in the south of India have forests which are, for some plant species, their exclusive home on this earth. No wonder then, that Western bioprospectors have their eyes set on these forests due to their exquisite quality. But the apparent i
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Living on a minefield
Plans to set up lignite and China clay mines in the biologically diverse and rich Madayipara plateau of Kerala s Kannur district has its residents agitated over the certain destruction it will bring to the region
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MONEYMAKERS
charging ahead: In the race to manu facture user-friendly electric cars, Canada's Vancouver-based Ballard Systems seems to have taken a lead with a silent, non-polluting fuel-celled car. The
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The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Response) Rules, 1996
A vast number of Chemicals are in use at present and they pose vital threat to the environment and mankind, unless handled and managed in proper way, and hence the Govt. of India has Rules under title
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Missing the target
exposing the double-talk of the five nuclear states, especially the us, requires little doing; the recently concluded Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (ctbt) in Geneva offered a remarkable instance.
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Leaving the poor aside
Germany s persistence in not agreeing with the idea of selling IMF gold reserves provided a convenient excuse for the G 7 to ignore the debt relief issue
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Seed power
Scientists of the University of Leices ter, UK, have demonstrated an easy technique by which crushed seeds from the tropical tree Moringa oleifera (drumstick tree) can be used for cleaning
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The disposal debate
Sewage disposal is a big problem in Mumbai. The blueprint for a project to improve waste management in the city is ready but its effectiveness is being hotly contested