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. …
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was just off the coast and caused light shaking in some parts of the North Coast area, including Ferndale and Eureka. The USGS said the temblor was also felt farther inland in Chico and Red Bluff. On social media, some residents …
Census bureau finds about 16 million – or one in five – US children lived in families that received food stamps in 2014 Even as Barack Obama tours the country to promote his middle-class economic plan, American families increasingly need public assistance to help put food on the table. A …
Doctors have more questions than answers about a mysterious polio-like illness that has paralyzed at least 107 children in 34 states since August. The cases occurred around the same time that the USA was experiencing an outbreak of severe respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68, which usually causes a mild …
Oil company has sold assets worth more than $40bn to pay for fines and liabilities from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill BP is selling off a stake in two promising discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico and transferring their operation to a US group in its latest attempt to …
Marine vessels are a large source of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, including CO2, NOX, SOX, particulate matter and black carbon, which impact local air quality, human health, and the global climate. Since the record-low Arctic Sea ice extent recorded in September of 2012, vessel activity and the associated …
As the euphoria around US President Barack Obama's visit ebbs, the fine print of the investment announcements reveal a financial boost for American solar energy companies to increase their exports to India. Of the investments announced by the US federal agencies in the clean energy space, most are institutional loan …
Taking forward the agreement signed, India and the United States on Tuesday decided to constitute three task forces for the setting up of as many smart cities; the task forces would focus on city-specific features, project requirements and appropriate revenue models for enabling flow of investments. The decision was taken …
Delhi concedes one climate issue on Obama's agenda. The much-touted US-India bonhomie failed when it came to climate-change talks between the two countries. The US government refused to accept an insertion in a joint statement between the two heads of states that reasserted the 2015 Paris climate agreement would be …
Experts hope with India and the US reaching an agreement on operationalising a civil nuclear deal between the two countries, work on the 6,600-Mw Mithi Virdi and 9,564-Mw Kowada nuclear power projects will be expedited. In June 2012, state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) had entered into an …
Larsen & Toubro hopes to build nuclear reactors in partnership with Westinghouse Electric Company and is exploring other partnerships after India and the US cleared the way for implementing a bilateral agreement signed in 2008. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama, who was the chief guest at …
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that unless countries like India embraced cleaner fuel, the world stood no chance against climate change. “I know the argument made by some that it is unfair on part of countries like the US to ask developing countries and emerging economies like India …
India and the US achieving a breakthrough in operationalisation of the stalled nuclear deal, it is believed, will remove impediments for several nuclear projects that are stalled in the country. However, in spite of the deal, the 9,900 mega watt Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project still faces a significant hurdle in …
NEW DELHI: Offering help in the adaptation of climate change, American President Barack Obama on Tuesday said unless countries like India embrace cleaner fuel world does not stand a chance against climate change. "I know the argument made by some that it is unfair on part of countries like the …
NEW DELHI: The US could not get a climate deal with India, but President Barack Obama on Tuesday made a strong pitch for emission cuts and said the world does not "stand a chance against climate change" unless developing countries like India cut their carbon emissions by reducing dependence on …
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) adversely affect human health. The objective of the study was to determine the association of EDC exposure with earlier age of menopause.
Washington and New Delhi have announced they have bridged the gulf that has deterred US nuclear power generation companies from entering the Indian market since 2008, when the US-India civil nuclear agreement was signed. On Sunday, President Barack Obama hailed the "breakthrough" agreement after talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
Centre for Science and Environment is ranked 17th among global environment think tanks. With 192 think tanks, India has been ranked fifth on a list of countries with the highest number of such entities, according to a report by the University of Pennsylvania. Only the US (1,830), China (429), the …
Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group plans to expand its renewable energy business and invest Rs. 4,500 crore ($732.5 million) over the next three to four years, its chairman said, amid a government-led push to increase the use of clean energy. The investment will mainly be financed by taking on Rs. 3,300 …
India has appealed to the Dispute Settlement Board of the World Trade Organisation for a panel decision on its issues with the US over agricultural imports. “WTO Secretariat received today a notice by India announcing its decision to appeal certain issues of law and legal interpretation in the panel report …
