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 World Bank today approved a US$ 117.70 million credit to improve quality of and access to health services in Tamil Nadu. The latest World Bank financial assistance is in addition to the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project that was approved on 16 December, 2004 with an IDA (International Development …
NEW ORLEANS: A BP executive on Thursday agreed with a U.S. government estimate that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico could be pumping up to 5,000 barrels a day of crude into the ocean, far more than previously thought.
TAWANA WILLIAMS types, eats and braids hair with her feet. She does not have a choice. She entered the world without arms. Williams, born in Wilson, USA, was one of the 12, 000 babies around the world who either died or were born with severe limb defects in the early …
OPTICAL communication has major uses in media, electronic and technical applications which go unnoticed by most. For example, it is the basis of laser and LED technology. Improvement can lead to advancement in areas like medical bio-imaging, new generation televisions or cell phone displays, as well as light or motion …
WHAT has kept the sun burning bright for millions of years without fail could soon be within reach of human technology. Scientists have been working towards creating controlled nuclear fusion reactions in labs but simulating the sun is not child’s play. All nuclei are positively-charged and the energy needed to …
IMAGINE pain without painkillers around. Aspirin was the first such drug synthesized by Carl von Gerhardt in 1853. The name was patented by Bayer Company in 1899. John Vane was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1982 for explaining its mechanism. “A doctor prescribes painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs as the first …
ARNAB SEN is prone to allergies. His first bite of fried prawn helped him understand what it meant. Benadryl, a syrup for cough brought things under control but with the next reaction Sen was in the nursing home. The seven-year-old studies in elementary school in Kolkata. Anaphylaxis is a serious …
PAINTING>> FOOD • USA To explain the super-sized American fare, scholars have turned to an unusual source: artists’ renderings of the New Testament’s Last Supper. Their findings show servings are marching heavenward for 1,000 years. Brian Wansink of Cornell University and his brother Craig, a bible sch olar at Virginia …
Customary land rightsPalm oil firm loses to Kayans A native community in Malaysia won a 12-year legal battle against the Sarawak state government and palm oil giant ioi Pelita after the state’s apex court recognized their customary land rights. The court ruled that the government had unconstitutionally granted the native …
Your shampoo may seem harmless, but it could be contributing to the formation of a mysterious, cancer-causing substance, a new study says. New research reveals that common household products such as shampoo can interact with disinfectants at U.S. wastewater treatment plants to form a little-studied class of cancer-causing substances. These …
India is expecting a rapid decline in the number of patents claim over its traditional medicinal formulations at the US and UK patents office following TKDL (Traditional Knowledge Digital Library) Access Agreements with these two countries. A recent study carried out by TKDL expert team has revealed a sharp decline …
The US is going to more than double its financial assistance in the coming fiscal year to help Bangladesh addresses challenges of climate change. United States Climate Envoy Ambassador Todd Stern stated this when he met with Bangladesh Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate, MP in the State Department on Tuesday. Ambassador …
Remote sensing has long been a useful tool in global applications, since it provides physically-based, worldwide, and consistent spatial information. This paper discusses the potential of using these techniques in the research field of water management, particularly for
The nuclear summit of 47 countries that was convened by the United States skirted the real issues of proliferation and disarmament of atomic weapons by the nuclear weapon states. Instead, the hyped up discourse was centred on preventing the transfer of nuclear weapons to non-state actors or
The Health Care Reform Bill is a remarkable achievement though the reform is only a moderate one. President Barack Obama with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after signing the Health Care Bill on March 23. Barack Obama did not need the endorsement. …
Washington: From solar-powered water purification systems in Afghanistan to a Navy jet fueled in part by biofuel, the US military is taking a lead role in shrinking the US carbon
