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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Cheap solution to labour
In a typical case of technology coming to the aid of small paddy cultivators, the Kerala Agro Industries Corp (KAIC) has developed a paddy thresher that comes in handy for farmers who face problems
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Advancing lessons
A FILM from Hyderabad on a subject quite different is one produced by the Centre for Development Communication for the ministry of rural development. Credit Where Credit is Due is a how-to film that
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Garbage to gold
In Bombay, simple technologies are being used to convert garbage into fuel and biofertilisers.
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Anomalies and contradictions
The provisions of the Water Cess Act do not satisfy rational criteria.
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Making furniture from eucalyptus wood
Though scientists have developed a way to saw eucalyptus wood without cracking or twisting it, furniture makers aren't convinced of its utility.
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Learning Sanskrit on computers
A software programme project that will be a boon to those who want to learn Sanskrit is threatened by a lack of funds.
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A car for the world
Ford's plans to produce a "world car" is a truly global enterprise.
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Workers offer wages
Workers at Baranagar jute factory in West Bengal, one of five shut down by the state pollution control board, have decided to contribute part of their wages to help install an effluent treatment
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New kilns that are cheaper and better
Indian scientists have devised a coal fired kiln for potters, which is expected to revive the pottery sector groaning under the high cost of firewood.
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Survivors' hopes rise
Nine years after the world's worst industrial accident, an international team of 15 doctors and researchers arrived in Bhopal. Their objective: to "provide consultative support towards the Bhopal