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
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
Dhaka: Findings of a new study - 'Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Adaptation in Indian Sundarbans' - will be formally released here on Wednesday (Dec 28). A panel discussion on 'Bangladesh,
In 1990, China was responsible for only 10% of annual emissions. But in 2010, it contributed some 27% In 1992, when the world met to discuss an agreement on climate change, equity was a simple concept:
This November, everyone wondered what happened to the winters. So far, the season has been rather lukewarm and promises to be so for the next month or so. With December already halfway through, are we
New Delhi With India Inc and various government departments blaming the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) for delaying clearances for developmental projects, the ministry has said that the delay
Ground water is free. Industries draw liberally from it, to the detriment of human and ecological life around them. A handful of companies are doing their bit to give back what they use, but environmentalists
A decade ago, plans for a metro and clean-fuel buses were hailed as New Delhi’s answer to pollution. But air in the Indian capital is as dirty as ever — partly because breakneck development has brought
The 17th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change met in Durban in December 2011. Negotiations were heated and acrimonious, as the world desperately searched for new ways
However, Durban meet also reveals resistance of rich countries to sharing ecological and economic space with developing nations The Durban climate change conference — the 17th conference of parties — has ended, after grueling and acrimonious negotiations on how the world would cut carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to growth, but are also now jeopardising its future because of catastrophic weather changes.
The Durban Conference on Climate Change finally ended on the wee hours of Saturday after running for over 24 hours beyond schedule. By Friday, the two-week meeting being held at the International Convention
Despite the legal provisions for the functioning of expert bodies like the National Board of Wildlife and the Forest Advisory Committee, the forest bureaucracy disdains the experts and often overrides