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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Nuclear deal final
US Senate okays pact with India THE American Senate approved the us-India nuclear deal on October 2. The deal, already cleared by the us House of Representatives, was approved with a majority of 86 votes in favour and 13 against it. On September 6, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (nsg), a 45-member body which controls trade in nuclear fuel and technology, granted a waiver of norms
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Centre Okays 3 petro projects
AP, GUJARAT, WEST BENGAL GET APPROVAL TO SET UP PETROCHEMICAL HUB SPREAD OVER 250 SQ KM NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet on Monday approved proposals to set up petroleum chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIR)
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Mineral fuel and oil trade between India and Singapore: trends and issues
This paper attempts to identify the main trends in bilateral mineral fuel and oil trade between India and Singapore. It focuses on the last five years (2003-2007) with the specific objective of identifying the leading commodities being traded on either side at a disaggregated level and the market determinants of such trade.
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3 petrochem regions cleared
New Delhi: With the union cabinet clearing proposals of the West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat governments for setting up Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in their territorial domain, a major hurdle has been removed in the way of investment worth more than Rs 4,50,000 crore in PCPIRs, chemicals minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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BEE to promote CFL usage
NEW DELHI: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has launched a nation-wide scheme, Bachat Lamp Yojana, to promote replacement of bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to save energy. Speaking about the scheme, BEE director general Ajay Mathur said:
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Deora proposed Rs 2-cut in diesel, Pranabs objection puts it on hold
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Imported crude vs local biofuels (Editorial)
ARVIND BANSAL BIOFUELS first became popular in the western world and much debate has centred around their environmental impact as well as cost comparative to fossil fuels. Most debate has been generic and has compared the two in
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Centre mulls power plant to each state
THE GOVERNMENT may give one ultra mega power plant with a generation capacity of 4,000 megawatt to every state after the state governments evinced overwhelming interest in the scheme aimed at cutting down electricity deficit.
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Biomass power in India: An overview
Biomass based power generation is one of the promising renewable options. This article reviews the status and potential of biomass based power for India.
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CERC discusses measures to implement open access system
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the apex power regulator in the country, today discussed measures for speedy implementation of the open access system in the country in a meeting of its Central Advisory Committee (CAC) today. Open access regulations are aimed at allowing large users of power