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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Mumbai has 2.6 million fake ration cards
the Maharashtra government recently discovered 2.6 million fake ration cards in the state, including 700,000 fake cards in Mumbai. The state government has assured "strict action' against errant
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More to Auto expo than Tata's Nano
The weeklong Auto Expo, which concluded in Delhi on January 17, showed contrasting trends
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Passing the muck
Vehicle manufacturers conveniently outsource most of their polluting processes
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Judiciary gassed
HE green bug has finally bitten the Supreme Court. In a recent statement on March 30, Chief Justice A M Ahmadi declared that all official cars belonging to the court would soon run on
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INDIA
Aquatic weeds need no longer be just a nuisance. Kaiser Jamil, a scientist from the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, reports that weeds such as water hyacinth can remove toxic
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Respite to eco victims
the ministry of environment and forests (mef), in collaboration with the General Insurance Corporation of India, is planning to establish an Environment Relief Fund to provide relief to victims of
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RULLING CHANGED
The uk government will appeal against a ruling by the High Court in London that entitles Spanish fisher folk to claim millions of pounds in compensation for being barred from using the
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Yarns of problems
the findings of the Central Institute of Research for Cotton ( circot ), New Delhi, published in the Indian Textiles Journal , say that it is favourable for the Indian industry that
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Half of diesel
Auto Expo 98 was an exercise in marketing diesel vehicles that have a low running cost and a high environmental cost
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FOLLOW UP
In a landmark move, the Supreme Court (sc) admitted a public interest petition filed against mining going on in the Jadugauda mines of Bihar. The writ petition was filed in April 1999 by lawyer