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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Centre tightens the leash
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that do not help in the government's family planning programmes may get debarred from receiving government funds. Since the beginning of October, the government
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Computers decontrolled
US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton announced on September 29, a sweeping liberalisation of export controls on computers and other high-technology products. This indicates a change in attitude from 1989, when
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Removing the audits bogey
THE COVER story of this issue of Down To Earth proves that Indian companies have a considerable potential to reduce wastes and hence, their waste treatment costs. Last year, India became the first
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Compiling information
A unique database on mangroves -- the Mangrove Ecosystem Information Service (MEIS) -- developed by the Centre for Research in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (CRSARD) in Madras, will
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The greening of young minds
Environment education cannot be confined to plants and animals or even conservation; its aim must be to open to children the interconnectedness between living and non living things in space as well as time.
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Leading the battle against the bottle
Several regional organisations are helping women fight against the sale and consumption of liquor.
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Treating symptoms will not cure the disease
IN A SITUATION where material on environmental law is by and large scattered, the bringing together of case, statutory and analytical material, through careful selection and critique, is of
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Lasers add zing to alignment systmes
Indian engineers have developed a laser based alignment system, which have the high level of precision essential for installing sophisticated machinery and ensuring its optimum functioning.
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Grasping the roots
Environmental literature plays an important role in moulding innocent minds to think and understand green.
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Tissue culture in a pressure cooker
A new tissue culture technique that is claimed to be cheap and easy to understand is fast gaining popularity.