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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Signals of the change in monsoonal precipitation at around 2,000 years BP in a sediment core off central west coast of India
A 4.80 m long shallow water sediment core, collected from the inner shelf (at 22 m water depth) off Karwar, near Kali river mouth is studied for foraminiferal tracers of palaeomonsoons. The climate history
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Why is the Ganga still not clean?
Efforts to reduce pollutants in the Ganga have failed because of ignorance of the river's self cleansing ability, among other things.
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Cool reception to ambitious programme
Though the government boasts its improved chulha project has exceeded targets, officials admit the programme has been a failure because of lack user acceptance.
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No fears, no oraans
<i>Several problems stand in the way of reviving the sacred groves of western Rajasthan.</i>
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From butterfly to caterpillar
Stung by unplanned growth, Naini Tal once a queen among hill resorts is being divested of her riches.
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A river with a difference
DOES THE ago-old belief in Ganga's incorruptibility hold water? Yes, says environmental engineer D S Bhargava of Roorkee University, who believes that this is what has led to apathy towards the
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Need for an overhaul
Scientific research and organisation must be completely re oriented to a more balanced development of the planet.
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Different callings
BESIDES farming, the Jyapus also engage in activities such as pottery, weaving, tile and brick-making. Weaving is an important activity, as the Jyapus traditionally prefer to wear home-spun clothes.
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Life takes on new meaning
<I>The tribals of south Bihar found new self respect after their struggle to save their sarnas from outsiders.</I>
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Dedicated to death
<i>The grove of Tivri is the only one in Ratnagiri district to have escaped a social forestry scheme.</i>