India

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
- 01/01/2029
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Alternative bill

The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) -- a farmer's organisation -- has taken the lead in proposing an alternative to the Union government's draft bill on protection of plant varieties, which is
- 14/03/1994
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Grounded falcon

The plans of the International Airports Authority of India (IAAI) to use trained falcons to scare away birds that pose a risk to aircraft near airports has run into rough weather. IAAI's move, based
- 14/03/1994
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Killer stalks sanctuary

Anthrax has claimed three elephants in Jaldapara wildlife sanctuary in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, sparking fears that the infectious disease could wipe out animal life in the reserve. The
- 14/03/1994
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High risk high rises

The Delhi Fire Service wants legislation with "more teeth" to bring to book the owners of more than 100 high-rise buildings in the Capital for not installing basic fire safety measures. Noncompliance
- 14/03/1994
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Money from the sky

India's postal department is going high-tech. In March-April, it will launch pilot projects in Delhi, Madras, Bangalore, Lucknow and Patna to transmit money orders by satellite. Miniature earth
- 14/03/1994
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Japanese unhappy about resettlement plans

The Japanese have refuted Indian press reports that they were satisfied with R&R measures for the Narmada dam project
- 14/03/1994
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Belur Math endangered

After the Victoria Memorial, it is the turn of the Belur Math, headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, to be an environmentally endangered landmark near Calcutta. Air pollution is causing sandstone
- 14/03/1994
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Demystifying the deluge

There is growing evidence that deforestation in the hills does not always swell rivers
- 14/03/1994
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The case of pollution control offenders

GIVEN the state of pollution in Indian cities and rivers, most people would conclude that nothing is being done to control pollution. But figures have an unusual knack of belying common thinking.
- 14/03/1994
Community enterprise unlimited

Environmental management invariably raises complex and difficult issues. Economists usually tend to differ with environmentalists. While economists tend to look at the short-term, environmentalists
- 14/03/1994