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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It only doles out subsidies
India s agriculture extension system has not worked to enhance farmers knowledge base
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BIG CAT CONUNDRUM
The tiger occupies a hallowed seat in India. Ecologists believe that millions of small ecological processes live out their routine lives under its majestic awn. But the picture gets muddled with the entry of another god: the human. The tiger has to now co
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Policy for the environment kept under wraps
Secrecy, economics marks the new way forward
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Rural business hubs in India gear up for 846 products
846 products slated for rural business hubs
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Reliance SEZ in Haryana sanctioned
it's official. The Reliance special economic zone (sez) project in Haryana is on. On June 5, the Board of Approval of sezs, a government body, gave its nod to the sez, which is to come up in 565
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Review finds ADB's policy doesn't hold water
A review of the implementation of the Asian Development Banks (adbs) water policy and water supply and sanitation (wss) projects in India has exposed its failings. In 2005, adb funded WaterAid,
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Ban on futures trading to go
the ban on futures trading in essential commodities is likely to be lifted. The expert committee under Abhijit Sen backs the idea. The committee was set up in March 2007 to assess the impact of
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Stuart Cole on effective transport management
Transport economist Stuart Cole shares his views on India's options for effective transport management with Down To Earth.
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Milestone in mileage
Far back in 1985, Hero Honda cd 100 was the first four-stroke bike to take a tentative step in the Indian market. Since then it's going great guns. The product has been rated the second best
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Threat from pesticides
indians have the highest levels of pesticide residues in their bodies, says a study conducted at the King George Medical College, Lucknow. Devika Nag, head of the department of neurology who