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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Averse to Clear Skies
The us Senate Environment Committee rejected the Bush administration's controversial Clear Skies bill on March 9, 2005. The bill imposes cuts on emissions of mercury, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen
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Shifting pains
Karnataka gets jitters as Goa clamps down
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Check your Cola
Cadmium traced in soft drink sludge
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Heavy metals, light target
A floating plant shows Kolkata wetlands are turning toxic
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Extinguisher doused
India has stopped producing halon, the ozone-depleting fire-extinguishing agent used in electronic installations, aircraft, military vehicles, ships, submarines and oil platforms. Union minister of
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Weakening resolve
In a softening of stance, Indonesia recently said it is ready to negotiate an out-of-court settlement of the us$133.6 million civil lawsuit against us gold producer Newmont Mining Corp, charged
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Old wives tale
The US pollution laws surpass all limits of hypocrisy
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Undertaking to oversee
I t's not economic and political challenges alone that the eu countries plan to face together. They also intend putting up a united front against the growing threat of pollution. The European
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Weed out the menace
Simple method to biodegrade DDT pesticide
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India decides to ratify POPs
On October 20, 2005, the Indian government finally gave its approval to ratify and accede to the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (pops). The move came after months of dithering