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. …
New Delhi Scientists, farmer bodies and industry associations alike have slammed the parliamentary panel on agriculture for suggesting a probe into the go-ahead for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal, India's first genetically-modified food crop. They have also criticised its recommendation for a ban on the field trials of such crops,terming …
This meta-analysis included individual participant data from 22 trials of statin versus control (n=134 537; mean LDL cholesterol diff erence 1·08 mmol/L; median follow-up 4·8 years) and fi ve trials of more versus less statin (n=39 612; diff erence 0·51 mmol/L; 5·1 years). Major vascular events were major coronary events …
Oslo The US reaffirmed support for a UN goal of limiting global warming after criticism from the European Union and small island states that Washington seemed to be backing away. The US continues to support this goal. We have not changed our policy, US climate envoy Todd Stern said in …
NASA climatologist James Hansen made headlines during the US heatwave of 1988, declaring in testimony to Congress and during interviews on prime-time television that a build-up of greenhouse gases was increasing the probability of weather extremes. Now, as much of the United States sizzles through another torrid summer and the …
Onsite wastewater treatment systems are common in rural and semi-rural areas around the world; in the US, about 25–30% of households are served by a septic (onsite) wastewater treatment system, and many property owners also operate their own domestic well nearby. Site-specific conditions and local groundwater flow are often ignored …
If Martians exist, those in the vicinity of the Gale Crater were in for a treat this Monday: Curiosity reached their planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers when the unmanned rover aced its landing, having braved the much-discussed seven minutes of terror in a feat of creative engineering …
Nasa: Extreme Summers To Become Routine, Global Warming To Blame. Washington: Most of Earth’s land areas might experience an extreme summer heat wave than they did in the middle of 20th century, Nasa scientists have warned. Earth’s northern hemisphere, which comprises of 90% of the planet’s land has become much …
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration on Monday when its $2.5 billion nuclear-powered robot, Curiosity, beamed back pictures from the surface of Mars. The one-tonne mobile lab is the largest rover ever sent to Mars, and …
The World Bank (WB) will provide US$ 12.5 million to Bangladesh as grant to support communities in increasing resilience to the impacts of climate change. To this effect, the government today signed an agreement with the WB. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary Arastoo Khan and Christine Kimes, acting head …
The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks. At the 2010 UN climate convention meeting, governments agreed to take "urgent action" to meet the target. But last week the chief US climate …
The US state of Louisiana has in recent weeks seen a rise in cases of West Nile virus, which has caused two deaths. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals announced on Monday that there has been 21 new West Nile cases in the southern state since last week. The …
The biggest US business lobby group said Monday it has petitioned a federal appeals court to invalidate environmental regulations it claims will lead to sweeping electricity blackouts by forcing coal-fired power plants to close. The US Chamber of Commerce said it filed a friend-of-the-court brief with a broader business coalition …
Almost 200 countries face the tough task of agreeing a new global climate deal by a deadline of 2015, forcing all nations to curb emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gases. Environment ministers will meet in Doha, Qatar, from November 26 for two weeks to start preparing the new accord. Countries agreed …
Aaron Kesselheim and colleagues investigate conflict of interest disclosures in articles authored by physicians and scientists identified in whistleblower complaints alleging illegal off-label marketing by pharmaceutical companies. Original Source
Sixteen environmental groups on Friday urged President Barack Obama not to give into pressure by the U.S. airline industry to file an action under the U.N.'s aviation body to block an EU law requiring all foreign airlines to participate in its carbon trading system. In their letter to the White …
The World Trade Organisation's Doha round of negotiations has been at an impasse since December 2008. Several academics and opinion-makers have recently argued that the Doha round is "dead". This article discusses the US narrative on the reasons for the impasse and the way forward. It contrasts this narrative with …
India has joined the US and 15 other major countries in opposing European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) which requires carriers flying to or from Europe to offset their carbon emissions. The two-day meeting hosted by the United States to chalk out a common strategy against the EU’s emission trading …
Washington India has joined the US and 15 other major countries in opposing the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which requires carriers flying to or from Europe to offset their carbon emissions. The two-day meeting hosted by the United States to chalk out a common strategy against the EU's …
US senators and about 20 countries met in Washington this week to oppose Europe's decision to charge airlines for their carbon emissions by including them in its emissions trading scheme (ETS). This "coalition of the unwilling" failed to agree on a joint declaration, but a US spokesman said: "The meeting …
A two-day meeting hosted the by US of 17 countries opposed to the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) has ended without a joint declaration. The countries, however, reaffirmed their ambition to keep working on an alternative framework to address greenhouse gas emissions under UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). They …
