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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Where's the beef?
EVIDENCE of protein shortage is accumulating all over the world, according to Vital Signs 1993, a World Watch Institute publication. The disturbing evidence comes from the production trends of the
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The forest is the god
For the people of Sukhomajri, serving their forest is the greatest religion.
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Ridding Delhi's brothels of HIV
An organisation of sex workers struggles to combat the spread of AIDS in Delhi's red light areas.
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The great experimenter
For ages, Indian farmers have practised ecofriendly farming by using local resources to improve soil fertility and control pests and diseases. However, with the Green Revolution, along with the high-yielding varieties, synthetic fertilisers and pesticides
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The rich get the cheapest fuel
URBAN protests that greeted the sudden Rs 15 increase in the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) led the petroleum minister to quickly retract and slash the hike to Rs 10. But was the increase
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Organic farming is the answer
FARMERS and agencies in many parts of the country are experimenting with organic farming-using natural products such as manure - because it is ecofriendly and because such farm products are gaining
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Milk in the reservoir
Sukhomajri's Hill Resource Management Society HRMS has transformed the village from one barely able to meet its basic needs to a prosperous one.
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'Sab kuch chalta hai!'
When 4,000 scientists gather for their annual session, there's more than serious academic review that takes place. RUSTAM VANIA records his impressions of the recently held 81st session of the Indian Science Congress.
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Endangered species
A massive conservation programme is needed to save the traditional varieties of India.
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Marginalised in Mexico
"WE WILL be back. The revolution will continue." Such was the graffiti left by the Zapatista National Liberation Army as they withdrew from San Cristobal de las Casas in the face of the Mexican