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
Authorities tread on slippery ground trying to resolve the fuel crisis in Mysore
A committee of transfusion medicine experts has suggested that accepting blood from professional donors be immediately suspended because of the risk of infection. This has put the Union health
Hindi poet Jayprakash Shakdvipiya has come out with a collection of his poems on the travails of the Bhil tribals. Kasak bhuke Bhil ki has 26 satires describing the benefits (sic) given to the
"A R Ammon's poem Garbage is a long ode to trash. It is also an autobiographical meditation and a reflection on humanity, which, according to the poet, is a form of garbage too." New York Times
The coordination committee of 4 ministries -- environment and forests, petroleum, surface transport and industries -- has decided to advance the enforcement of auto-emission norms specified for 1996
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Union minister of state for power P V Rangaiah Naidu has said that his ministry is considering the setting up of a National Ash Utilisation and Marketing Corp to promote utilisation of fly-ash from
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Following in Maharashtra's footsteps, the West Bengal power department has unveiled a package including time-of-the-day (ToD) metering and tariff concessions to cut costs and raise non-peak hour