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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Diluting standards
THE UNION transport ministry maintains it is committed to restricting vehicular pollution. However, a notification on automobile emission levels issued by the government in the first week of
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Spinach gives green signal to smokers
A diet rich in leafy vegetables and minerals can ward off cancer of the mouth, claim researchers.
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Training villagers in organic farming
Despite the general reluctance of farmers to adopt organic farming, one village in Tamil Nadu is using these techniques successfully.
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Row over pesticides
THE PESTICIDES Association of India (PAI) and the ministry of environment and forests (MEF) are at loggerheads over a draft notification that includes pesticides in the list of products to be covered
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Copying the West
After reports of the success of cloud seeding in the US, Australia and the Philippines, Union agriculture minister Balram Jakhar has become a strong votary of the practice. "There is no reason why
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Pastoralists at the crossroads
Hemmed in by intensive agricultural and industrial activity, pastoralists are finding less room to carry on their activities. This could upset the delicate balance of agricultural ecosystems.
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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.