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. …
As defined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, adaptation includes a set of actions to moderate harm or exploit beneficial opportunities in response to climate change. To date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation
Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous United States. The …
Solar photovoltaic system costs have fallen steadily for decades. They are projected to fall even farther over the next 10 years. Meanwhile, projected costs for construction of new nuclear plants have risen steadily over the last decade, and they continue to rise.
The Anderson escape and all related matters of the Bhopal tragedy have to be seen as part of our slavish mentality which lacks the courage of conviction to stand up to our "superiors" in public interest. It is shameful that persons in positions of authority often conduct themselves as saleable …
This report is a survey on the technical potential of biomass from current agriculture and forestry in the regions; Europe incl. Russia and Ukraine, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, China and India. The report provides projections for agricultural residue production assuming availability of fertilizers, plant protection and mechanization. Data for land …
DEEPWATER horizon, the giant drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded off the US coast of Louisiana on April 20. The rig, leased to British Petroleum (BP), sank leading to an oil spill that is now the worst in US history surpassing even the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. Six …
OPERATION Smallpox Zero was launched in India in 1975. Around this time, a WHO official has been quoted saying he would “eat a tyre off a jeep” if smallpox was eradicated in India. D A Henderson, the programme’s director, is said to have sent him a jeep tyre. Smallpox was …
SOLAR cell technology has claimed most scientific minds in the sector dedicated to alternative energy sources. Ever wondered why wind power does not kick up as much storm? It is free; no expensive technology is involved. Terrains inaccessible by the village’s main electricity grid need to set up their own …
THE Himalaya bordering the north and the Western Ghats in the south of India form biodiversity hotspots. Given this evidence one can assume that areas with greater variety in landscape are home to a greater number of species. General observation backs this theory: mountains have more biodiversity than plains just …
ONLY after four hours of delicate surgical procedure will a pacemaker fit into a patient’s chest. The cost, including hospitalization, can vary from Rs 50,000 to Rs 600,000 depending on the kind of pacemaker required and the hospital services. Sujay Shad, senior cardiac consultant and surgeon at Delhi’s Sir Ganga …
Apedestrian injured by a motorist in the Californian city of Northbridge has filed a lawsuit claiming Google Inc supplied unsafe dir ections. Lauren Rosenberg filed the suit on May 28 seeking more than US $100,000 in the District Court in Utah. Rosenberg used her phone in January to download directions …
Days after President Barack Obama lashed out at British Petroleum (BP) saying he would not let them ‘nickel and dime’ his people in the oil spill case, a sessions court in Bhopal did precisely that with the victims of the world’s worst industrial disaster. After 25 long years the court …
Louisiana: The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is posing an uncertain threat to the Gulf of Mexico, even as efforts to contain the worst oil spill in US history are set to ramp up. For now, Tropical Storm Alex, which is hitting the western Caribbean with rain …
Tropical Storm Alex headed toward the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, but while it was not expected to hit the oil spill area, experts warned strong waves and winds could hamper clean-up efforts there. With oil continually gushing into the fragile waters for the past 68 days, President Barack Obama
