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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Alternative energy global report 2010
IMAP, Inc., an exclusive global merger and acquisition (M&A) organization, is pleased to announce the availability of its 2010 Alternative Energy Global Report. The report details M&A activity in the alternative energy industry by country and region for the last 12 months, growth projections for the remainder of 2010 and beyond, and insight into industry trends.
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Food insecurity in urban populations
The food crisis at the end of the last decade and the resulting food riots that occurred in cities all over the world exposed the vulnerability and fragility of the current global food system and highlighted the increasing problem of urban food security. Urban households were among the hardest hit by the food and economic crises as they saw their purchasing power decline drastically.
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R-Venture set to acquire stake in AllGreen Energy
Reliance Venture Asset Management (RVAM), the venture capital arm of the Reliance ADA Group, is set to acquire a minority stake in AllGreen Energy Ltd.
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The power of water: India must resume development of hydroelectric power
At a time when energy security has become critical and environmental concerns emanating from the use of conventional fossil fuels are also growing, it is ironical that the bulk of India
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Dynamics of urban mobility: a comparative analysis of megacities of India
This paper aims to analyse urban mobility patterns and consequent impacts on energy and environment in India. It investigate the quantity of energy use in 23 metropolitan regions for the period 1981
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Technical EIA guidance manual for thermal power plants
The Technical Guidance Manual of "Thermal Power Plants" sector describes types of EIA, process and pollution control technologies, operational aspects of EIA with model TOR of that Sector, technological options with cleaner production and waste minimization techniques, monitoring of environmental quality, post clearance monitoring protocol, related regulations, and procedure of obtaining EC if lin
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Bioenergy in India
This report forms part of a project aiming to develop a South-South-North partnership to reshape the impact of a predicted large-scale expansion in global biomass energy use towards greater poverty reduction and maintenance of ecosystem services in developing countries. The consortium of partners represents leading biomass energy researchers from multiple disciplines.
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IAEA wants N-power access for all nations
Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday advocated the process of making nuclear power available to developing nations for peaceful purposes. Mr Amano was in Mumbai to address the 21st annual meeting of the Indian Nuclear Society in Kharghar.
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Coal India to prepare plan to bring in CTL technology
A concerned coal ministry has found out ways to keep up the pace of development in the country and yet not get into crosshairs with the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for stalling the new coal blocks in the country. The coal ministry is mooting the idea to introduce coal to liquid (CTL) technology to address the environment concern in wake of the ever increasing demand of coal to su
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Energy transition for industry: India and the global context
For India to play its part in helping to realise deep cuts in global CO2 emissions by the middle of the 21st century, it will need to achieve rapid economic development over the next 40 years with only a very small increase in emissions. Currently there is no precedent for such a low-CO2 development path.