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 provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Grid-based solar power only reaches only households that are connected to energy supply, and simply subsidises costly solar for an already-reached population India’s solar power policy is now entering round two. Much needs to be reviewed and reworked, since the business of solar energy has seen massive turbulence in India …
Pune: World over, efforts are being made to use technology to improve water efficiency with minimum compromise on performance. Considering the urban water crisis in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, has developed a ‘Roadmap for rating system for water efficient fixtures: A way to sustainable …
An evening to honour India’s changemakers They took the path less travelled, and on Monday it will lead a group of remarkable men and women to the stage for the second Times of India Social Impact Awards in association with J P Morgan. The awards are being given to changemakers …
Blame it on climate change as Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a shift from the traditional variety of foodgrains to hybrid ones as there is a sharp decline in production of conventional varieties of wheat and rice. Officials in Agriculture Department vouch that lesser winter rains and reduced fog have affected …
The 2012 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings marks the sixth edition of the annual report. As in previous years, the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s International Relations Program has relied on the indexing criteria and process developed by James G. McGann for …
90% Of The Fuel Is Used For Intermediate Purposes Every few days, Rajkumar Sharma, manager of a group housing society in Noida, trots off to the nearby petrol pump for his quota of diesel for the society’s power generators. But his back-of-an-envelope calculations have got more urgent of late. “Our …
Even while Opposition BJP and key UPA allies - the BSP and the DMK - went ballistic against the government’s decision on diesel price hike, the attempt to gradually bring down the differential between diesel and petrol seems to have earned it a few brownie points from environmentalists. Terming it …
10 years on To replenish groundwater level, Delhi Jal Board invites plans for rainwater harvesting. Struggling with depleting watertable and wasted rainwater, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been trying to raise awareness towards the benefits of catching and recycling rainwater for more than a decade. Now, to ensure that …
In November 2012, when the city was in the throes of its worst smog spell in recent years, PM2.5 levels were consistently over 500 mg/cu m over several places. “Beijing undertook several measures to control its air pollution levels during the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but the city is still …
NEW DELHI: Beijing's air pollution made international news over the weekend when fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the city air rose to an 'out-of-index' level of 755 mg/cu m. Pictures showed Beijing residents wearing masks amid advisories that they should stay indoors. Meanwhile, it was business as usual in Delhi …
The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Visakhapatnam steel plant) has received the CII-ITC sustainability award 2012. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the award to A.P Choudhary, the Chairman and Managing Director of the RINL, at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. A commendation certificate for “strong commitment” …
Every time people lose faith in the political establishment, urban middle classes embrace fascism and the poor take up arms against the state The last image of 2012 is that of protesters storming central Delhi, outraged at the brutal rape of a young girl and the culture of violence against …
The National Institute of Open Schooling was an instant choice. The sheer scale of operations — NIOS gave 5 lakh out-of-school students the chance to get an education in 2011-12 — ensured its selection as a winner in the government category. If NIOS was about scale, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No.2 …
Inclusiveness, especially in education, rang out as a cause close to the hearts of the jury at the awards. And their selection of Pratham USA as the winner in the category of International Contribution to India seemed to confirm this. Through the three-hour deliberations, issues of inclusiveness kept cropping up …
With regard to the draft policy document on JNNSM Phase II that was released by the ministry on its website, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised a roundtable discussion with stakeholders for discussion on 22nd December 2012. Representatives from the industry, NGOs and state government attended the discussion. …
With no rain or dust, November was one of the better months for solar power plants in the country The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) recently released data of power generation from solar plants constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) for November. And the results …
The 'water ATM' can process 1,000 litres in an hour As dawn breaks, two queues start forming at the only petrol pump in Lakshmangarh, a small town in Rajasthan’s Alwar district. One, obviously, is of people waiting to get their vehicles’ fuel tanks refilled. The other is in front of …
This brings you a unique collection of nearly 50 recipes from various states that use local produce such as leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and roots to cook tasty recipes that are also nutritious.
INDORE: Here is a news to worry for Indoreans. The level of air pollution in the city is increasing with every passing year and so is the amount of suspended particulates (PM10).This can be scary for the city residents with the new findings of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) count, …
When an acrid blanket of gray smog settled over India’s capital last month, environmentalists warned of health hazards, India’s Supreme Court promised action and state officials struggled to understand why the air had suddenly gone so bad. The heavy smog has dissipated for the moment, but it has left behind …
