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
India
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Govt fuel hopes dashed as ministry cancels allocation of coal block
The Union Coal ministry has cancelled the allocation of a coal block in Singrauli to the Delhi government because, as per the government
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From rail to power, sops ready for Sri Lanka
A bouquet of pacts, including one on deep-sea power cables and another on a rehabilitation centre for Tamil widows, between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be announced when President Mahinda Rajapaksa meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House on Wednesday.
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Rel Power seals Indonesian mines buy
ANIL Ambani-owned Reliance Power has signed a share sale agreement with Indonesia
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Poultry firms eye better returns via environmentally controlled sheds
S Sujatha NAMAKKAL POULTRY farmers are betting on the advantages of the automated environmentally-controlled (EC) sheds as they suffer from manpower shortage, extreme climatic conditions and mounting feed costs. But many of them are worried about the high electricity costs as the sheds require uninterrupted power supply.
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A mixed blessing
India's consumers are greener due to necessity, not by choice
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Oil spill: Indian-origin scientist offers a solution
In the form of non-woven cotton carbon absorbent wipes Houston: As British Petroleum struggles to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an Indian-origin scientist from Texas University has created a special cotton fabric that can clean up crude oil up to 40 times its weight and help in cleaning efforts.
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Eliminating electricity deficit through energy efficiency in India: an evaluation of aggregate economic and carbon benefits
Electricity demand has consistently exceeded available supply in India. While the electricity deficit varies across states, nationally it was estimated to be of the order of 12% on peak and 11% for electricity during 2008-09.
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India, Canada sign civilian nuclear deal
India's relations with Canada yesterday turned a full circle- from one of suspicion and unease to a strategic partnership. Canada, which had led India's nuclear isolation in the mid-1970s and late 1990s, is now the ninth nation with which New Delhi has a peacetime atomic energy pact, opening the doors for bilateral nuclear commerce on the lines India has with the USA.
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Energy and water supply services: improving efficiency through policy and regulation
Energy efficiency and water conservation are each important for the delivery of electricity and drinking water. Energy efficiency can increase affordability by reducing consumers