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. …
London: Scientists claim to have developed a new software that can accurately measure greenhouse gas emissions down to individual buildings and streets. The system developed by US researchers could help identify the most effective places to cut emissions as it combines information from public databases with traffic simulations and energy …
Investments highest in solar power followed by wind energy New investments in renewable energy and fuels reached $257 billion worldwide last year, with India logging the sharpest surge and China attracting the largest amount at $52.2 billion, says a report. In 2010, the total global investment in renewable power and …
In 1965, health authorities in Camberwell, a bustling quarter of London's southward sprawl, began an unusual tally. They started to keep case records for every person in the area who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder or any other psychiatric condition. Decades later, when psychiatrists looked back across the …
A French and an American scientist won the Nobel prize on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of computer far more powerful than any seen before. Serge Haroche from France and American David Wineland, both …
French-American Duo Hailed For Finding Way To Help Build Supercomputers. Stockholm: A French-American duo shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for inventing methods to observe the properties of the quantum world, research that has led to the construction of extremely precise clocks and helped scientists take the …
Balancing productivity, profitability, and environmental health is a key challenge for agricultural sustainability. Most crop production systems in the United States are characterized by low species and management diversity, high use of fossil energy and agrichemicals, and large negative impacts on the environment. We hypothesized that cropping system diversification would …
In the past two years, clinical trials in India have come increasingly under public scrutiny. As a result, clinical research organisations (CROs), companies that conduct clinical trials for drug makers, are somewhat under pressure. However, leading CROs in the country, such as Quintiles, are riding on the hope that they …
Terra Firma, the private equity group led by high-profile dealmaker Guy Hands, is planning a fund of up to $5 billion with China Development Bank for investments in renewable energy, a person familiar with the situation said. The partners are expected to start raising between $3 and $5 billion in …
More U.S. coal-fired power plants could retire due to environmental regulations and weaker-than-expected electric demand, costing the industry up to $144 billion, economists at consultancy Brattle Group said. In a new study, Brattle's economists forecast 59,000 to 77,000 megawatts (MW) of coal plant capacity would likely retire over the next …
One out of every eight people in the world is chronically undernourished, the United Nations' food agencies said on Tuesday, warning that progress to reduce hunger has slowed since 2007/08 when high food prices sparked riots in several poor countries. In their latest report on food insecurity, the UN agencies …
The EU has launched a campaign aimed at showing how low-carbon solutions can improve quality of life. The European Commission believes that policies to cut greenhouse gases will only work if individuals share the vision of a low-carbon society. "It's perhaps been a bit too much doom and gloom in …
New Delhi: Reacting to a TOI report titled, “MEA, MoEF team up against. Montek Ahluwalia on Green Pact with US”, appearing on October 5, vice chairman Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said, “Low Carbon Growth is part of the Indo-US MoU to enhance cooperation on Energy, Security, Energy Efficiency, …
The deal entitles the two to a 30% share in daily production of 1,850 barrels of oil equivalent Government-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) have together acquired 30 per cent stake in a producing US shale asset at an investment of $82.5 million (Rs 427 crore). …
New Delhi The country's largest private power producer Tata Power is scouting for coal assets in the US and Colombia, among other countries, a senior company official said today. Currently, Tata Power has an installed capacity of 6,099 MW and is also developing the 4,000 MW imported coal-fired Mundra Ultra …
New Delhi: Close on the heels of the controversy over the climate change chapter in the 12th five year plan, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has got into another row on the subject. This time over agreeing to ink a bilateral agreement with the US on Low Carbon …
The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan held detailed discussions with the World Bank’s top officials at Washington DC on the first day of his visit on October 1 and sought cooperation for the ambitious development projects in various sectors. He was welcomed by Mr. Akihiko Nishio Acting Vice President …
The 2012 Global Food Security Index has ranked Sri Lanka in the 62nd position out of 105 countries. The Global Food Security Index considers the core issues of affordability, availability, and quality across a set of 105 countries when ranking the countries. According to the Index, United States of America …
Federal and state park systems in the United States are known for their natural beauty, uninhabited forests and pristine environments. We also think of them for the variety of outdoor recreation they provide. However, as regional populations grow along with the influx of tourists and daily visitors, forests will surely …
A 200-year period covering the heyday of both the Roman Empire and China's Han dynasty saw a big rise in greenhouse gases, according to a study that challenges the U.N. view that man-made climate change only began around 1800. A record of the atmosphere trapped in Greenland's ice found the …
A year after the U.S. government raced to meet a deadline to finish loan agreements with dozens of clean energy companies, less than half the total money promised has been handed over. Technical questions and companies' own failures in hitting contractual milestones are behind some of the holdups. But government …
