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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Let there be CFL
Arnab Pratim Dutta When the kerosene supply went down sharply in Nagpur four years ago, Bharat Parihar
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Open up coal mining: appoint a regulator for the sector
THE government says it is not averse to opening commercial coal mining to private sector. It would do well to realise the urgency on this count and repeal the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973, which has reserved coal mining for public sector units.
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Coal min backs pvt role in mining
New Delhi: The black diamond industry is in for a bigticket reform, with the government gearing up to usher in an open-bidding regime and set up a regulator in six months or so to open up coal mining to private players without the restriction of captive use.
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Global development finance 2009: charting a global recovery
Over the past two years, the world has seen turmoil in a relatively small segment of the U.S. credit markets morph into a severe global economic and financial crisis.
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Will coal remain king?
The coal industry faces several problems which, if not tackled expeditiously, will only worsen in the years to come
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New Loo Turns Waste Into Energy
Industrial designer Virginia Gardiner has designed not just a new toilet, but a new closed-loop management system that will allow individuals to, basically, recycle their poop. Yeah, I just said that. But give her idea a few minutes of your attention, because it's really not as gnarly as it sounds.
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Provisional coal statistics 2008-09
For progressive improvement in the economic growth of a developing country like India, sustainable energy supply is of paramount significance. Coal, being a relatively cheap and abundant energy resource in contrast to a very low hydrocarbon resource potential in India, remains the focus of attention of the energy planners ever since the oil crunch of the early
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Evolving an integrated approach for improving efficiency of ground water pumping for agriculture using electricity
Ground water pumping using electricity is a complex issue, leaving all actors - the farmers, distribution company, State government and environment conscious analysts - frustrated and dissatisfied.
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China Keen To See CO2 Emissions Peak -Top Diplomat
China is keen to halt growth in its greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, but lifting tens of millions out of poverty must remain its primary goal, the country's climate change ambassador said on Wednesday.
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Energy technology roadmaps: status report
Current trends in energy supply and use are clearly unsustainable