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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Half hearted democracy
UNDP s <i>Human Development Report 2002</i> offers a link between politics and development
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Twist in the TRIPS tale
UK panel endorses South's stand on intellectual property rights
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Rickshaw pullers get together
On January 5, 2003 hundreds of rickshaw pullers in Hyderabad got together to declare: Protect our right on roads.
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Another movement, another purpose
The Parvatiya Van Bachao Andolan aims at protecting Kumaon forests from all tree fellers not just those from outside.
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The case that closed the Walia mines
Litigation against unscientific and environmentally dangerous mining activity brought Himachal Pradesh lime quarries into national prominence.
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Saurashtra Coast
Pushed out by salt
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The right issue, the wrong place
The pollution of Betwa river figured prominently in the election campaign in two constituencies in Madhya Pradesh, but was ignored in the worst hit villages.
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Clear concepts, unclear courses
THE National Front (NF)the opposition alliance (between the JanataDal (it)) and some regional parties)led by V P Singhcame to power atthe Centre in 1989. The JD'S environmental concernsone of themost
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Not counted
The study ignores areas like exposure to toxic pollution
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TALE OF A TOXIC CITY
• Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are highly toxic chemicals whose production and use has been banned all over the world. • PCBs are heat resistant, but when they burn at high