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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Vegetables perk up Ladakh's winters
Greenhouses made of plastic and wood are creating a green revolution in Ladakh.
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More than just a fair exchange
In Rajkot district village, pastoralists trade manure for fodder and sustain a healthy way of farming.
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North rejects India's plea
India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was trying to take the maximum amount without a detailed plan of action.
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New rules for secrecy
Critics have condemned the World Bank's new information policy, as a mockery of the basic rules of informed public debate and environmental review of projects.
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Wind for BHEL's sails
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has entered into a technical collaboration with Nordex A/S of Denmark in a major effort to expand its wind-powered electricity generation equipment. BHEL has its
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Exit villagers
Inhabitants of the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Rajasthan are to be moved once again. The STR authorities have decided to relocate 20 villages inside the sanctuary to sites outside it because, they
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Turmeric shields
TURMERIC -- the age-old panacea for headaches, pimples and fractured limbs -- could also keep cancer away, say scientists at the Hyderabad-based National Institute of Nutrition. Kamala
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A black shadow over India
If a way to contain AIDS is not found, HIV may infect about five million people in India by the turn of the century.
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Sounding warning bells
The sixth general meeting of the Indian Council of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, which began in Delhi on November 15, sounded a strong warning in its inaugural session on the persisting trend of
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If they come to power...
A look at the environmental agendas of political parties.