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. …
The government on Thursday said that the new rules notified under Nuclear Liability Act would not, or rather, should not deter US suppliers of material to nuclear power plants in India. The rules, made public on Wednesday, a day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh departed for Bali for the ASEAN-India …
The Andhra Pradesh government and Hyderabad-based Amerind Petroleum Private Limited on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a petroleum refinery near Visakhapatnam with an estimated cost of Rs. 11,196 crore. In the first phase, the company will relocate an existing oil refinery, with a production capacity of …
The rules on civil nuclear liability which have been notified by the UPA government may figure during the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama tomorrow in Bali on the margins of the ASEAN and East Asia summits. Even as the Left parties opposed the …
The U.S. Transportation Department is sending $112 million to projects across the country to help build energy-efficient transit vehicles and facilities, Secretary Ray LaHood said on Thursday. The money, intended to create environment-friendly transportation options as well as construction jobs, will be shared among 46 projects. The department received 266 …
The top U.S. environmental regulator will propose early next year twice-delayed rules on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, she told the energyNOW television show. "I can't tell you what the regulations say right now, but what we are planning to do is release them early next calendar year," Lisa …
The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in Congress. The plan grew out of an uneasy agreement between the administration, automakers and environmental groups to reduce U.S. dependence on oil …
Severe storms and suspected tornadoes across the South have resulted in structural damage, power outages, injuries and at least six deaths in three states, officials said on Thursday. Officials confirmed deaths in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia from the extreme weather that swept the region on Wednesday. A 50-year-old …
A worsening of the euro zone debt crisis could increase a climate funding gap to $45 billion by 2015 as governments struggle to maintain levels of climate change investment due to austerity measures, Ernst & Young said on Thursday. Even under current cost-cutting measures, it is likely a gap of …
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed his country's contentious nuclear-liability laws with U.S. President Barack Obama during a meeting Friday on the sidelines of an Asian summit in Bali. U.S. President Barack Obama with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, …
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with United States President Barack Obama, India on Wednesday notified the implementation rules for the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act. The rules give the nuclear plant operator the right to recourse for the period for which the supplier of equipment has taken …
Recourse claims limited to accidents in first five years but tort claims untouched The government has finalised rules for the implementation of the country's new nuclear liability that aim to meet the concern of American nuclear suppliers wary of being exposed to unlimited liability in the event of a Fukushima-type …
Trials to be conducted in Chennai and United States A therapeutic vaccine against cancer could well be on the way. After successfully undergoing animal tests, it is all set to undergo human clinical trial in a few months. The vaccine, developed by scientists at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) …
New Delhi: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday tried to make emerging economies like India accountable for the outcome at Durban climate talks. But the Indian government ruled out discussions on a new legally binding deal in South Africa until the developed world fulfills its existing legal commitments. “As far …
China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, could nudge the United States into more action on climate change, rescuing the latest round of global talks and improving its international reputation. Expectations remain extremely low that a new global deal can emerge from a summit later this month in Durban, South Africa. …
The United States is willing to assist Pakistan in hydel power projects to overcome its energy crisis crippling the industry. This was stated by US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on Wednesday while addressing a students gathering at Syndicate Hall of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. “The educational budget in …
Countries like Bangladesh and India must endeavour to make the global green fund operational at the ensuing Durban summit to combat climate change impacts, said eminent environmentalists at an international workshop in New Delhi yesterday. Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) organised the two-day South Asian Media Workshop on …
Spending to tackle climate change is likely to plunge by at least $22bn in the next few years as government austerity cuts bite, a financial study has forecast, and by as much as $45bn if the eurozone crisis escalates. Meanwhile, an “ever-widening chasm” is growing between what poorer countries need …
The Obama administration has proposed doubling fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 to save motorists money at the pump and limit air pollution. The plan is supported by environmental groups and by the auto industry, which estimates the changes will cost it $157bn, but they have …
While the long-term outlook for grape-growers in the Finger Lakes region is favorable, it is less than optimal for skiers and other winter sports enthusiasts in the Adirondacks. Fir and spruce trees are expected to die out in the Catskills, and New York City’s backup drinking water supply may well …
With the timing, and perhaps the future, of the Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada’s oil sands to the Gulf Coast now uncertain, two alternatives to the hotly contested project have begun emerging. Seaway Crude Pipeline's pump station in Freeport, Tex. Enbridge, of Canada, bought a 50 percent stake in …
