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. …
Climate change, we can emphatically say, is a wicked problem This is a real-life story of three wicked problems, one opportunity - and a new way to confront global challenges. Climate change, we can emphatically say, is a wicked problem. It was in 1992 that the world started its formal …
From April, you will be able to tell at a glance whether the air is clean enough to go jogging in. The Centre will launch an air quality index (AQI) in Delhi and 10 other cities that will show poor, severe, moderate or good air quality through different colours. While …
JAIPUR: The Lokayukta has shot a letter to the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for not taking action against the owners, who park their cars on the road in front of their houses. In the letter, explanation has been sought over the notice and action taken against those owners, who park …
The industrial sector has been taking the flak for emitting high levels of hazardous gases over the years but it might ultimately be our homes that are responsible for the highest emission of greenhouse gases. A recently published study conducted by the Centre for Ecological Sciences of the Indian Institute …
Delhi High Court orders to regulate junk food consumption among school children across India. Asks the food authority to enforce its guidelines on wholesome and nutritious foods Foods high in fat, salt and sugar such as chips, fried foods, and sugar sweetened beverages should be restricted in schools and nearby; …
Delhi High Court orders to regulate junk food consumption among school children across India. Asks the food authority to enforce its guidelines on wholesome and nutritious foods Foods high in fat, salt and sugar such as chips, fried foods, and sugar sweetened beverages should be restricted in schools and nearby; …
Terming diesel as 'villain' of the air pollution, environmental experts today said technology for better fuels was available and governments were keen to act to move ahead but only automobile industry seems to be 'stalling' it and they needs to be brought on board. Addressing 'Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015', organised …
The bad news is that diesel usage in vehicles will continue to grow across the world — including India. The good news is that the technology to leapfrog to better fuels is available, and governments and refineries are keen to act on the same. However, only the automobile industry seems …
Concerned with the increasing air pollution in the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia admitted that the government would be taking some “unpopular decisions” in the future. Public Works Department minister Satyendra Jain also said PWD roads would be targeted to reduce congestion and dust as a part of the …
Indian Environmentalists have ex pressed alarm over the new budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govern ment, which they say heralds substantial cuts in environermental programmes and fails to address the country's worswbility ening pollution and vulnera to climate change. The budget for the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate …
Environmentalists in India have expressed alarm over the new federal budget of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which they say heralds substantial cuts in environmental programmes and fails to address the country's worsening pollution and vulnerability to climate change. The budget for the Ministry of Environment, Forests and …
India needs to cut down on its black carbon emissions for "co-benefit" agenda of making a positive impact on global warming on one hand and improving health of people on the other, environment experts today said. Participants and researchers at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015 organised by Centre for Science …
NEW DELHI: Environmental and transportation experts on Wednesday discussed ways and means to mitigate black carbon (BC) emissions that can help reduce health impacts from air pollution as well as to address the climate change issue. Diesel vehicles are the major contributors to BC. Transportation experts said moving to superior …
NEW DELHI: The link between air pollution and respiratory diseases is well known, but foul air may be causing cases of depression too. Michael Brauer, professor at School of Population and Public Health at University of British Columbia who specializes in air pollution studies, told TOI that scientists are increasingly …
New Delhi: Over 627,000 people die prematurely and 18 million healthy life years are lost every year due to particulate air pollution -- the microscopic solid and liquid matter suspended in the Earth`s atmosphere, an environmentalist said here on Wednesday. The experts said the situation was of a great concern …
नई दिल्ली | पृथ्वी के वायुमंडल में मौजूद सूक्ष्म ठोस एवं तरल अपशिष्ठ कणों से होने वाले वायु प्रदूषण से हर साल 6,27,000 लोगों की समय से पहले अकाल मौत हो जाती है। पर्यावरण विशेषज्ञों के मुताबिक यह स्थिति गंभीर चिंता का विषय है, क्योंकि वायुमंडल में मौजूद सूक्ष्म अपशिष्ट …
Under watch around the world over the alarming quality of air in its national capital, are Indian authorities trying to shoot the messenger? The Delhi Pollution Control Committee, which runs a real-time air pollution monitoring system, has been rapped for releasing “raw“ or “unedited“ air quality data on its website.In …
The huge demand for used imported vehicles and poor restrictions are causing traffic congestion and worsening air quality in most cities in Africa, environmental experts say. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director Anumita Rayochowdhury told African journalists at the first India-Africa Dialogue on air quality and mobility that the …
