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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Can a non geologist head the GSI?
Amit Kumar Ray, president of the Scientific Officers Association of the Geological Survey of India tells Down to Earth why SOA opposes the appointment of "non geologist" D B Dimri as GSI head. The 52 year old Ray refused to be photographed.
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A different breed
Farmers of the future won't have to worry about pests, crop disease and herbicides.
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Has lifting subsidies depressed fertiliser use?
A survey reveals that while using fertilisers, farmers are seldom guided by their price alone.
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Private sector gives urban rubbish a new look
With government efforts proving inadequate, private organisations recycle the lion's share of urban waste in India.
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High tech competition
"Our first supercomputer, PARAM, represents the potential India has in high-tech areas, especially in terms of skilled, dynamic humanpower," says N Vittal, former secretary in the department of
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Preserving for posterity
A group of scientists is attempting to collect and store genetic material from various tribes on the verge of extinction in an effort to preserve their characteristics.
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Meeting international standards in telecommunications
Chairperson designate of the Telecom Commission N Vittal talks to Down To Earth on how he intends to reform the functioning of the commission.
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The new guinea pigs
Genetically altered animals can produce vital proteins and serve as excellent models to study diseases.
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Ministry refuses to learn from experience
The MNES has proposed the establishment of a solar thermal power plant near Jodhpur, even though such plants have proved commercially unviable in the past.
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Monthly madness
A group of American psychiatrists have proclaimed that some women suffer from a mental illness that usually begins a week before their menstrual period.