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. …
Dr Zafar Altaf, Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, (PARC) Sunday said that United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan's collaboration to monitor wheat rust UG99 through trilateral pledge will help to ensure food security in the region. This he stated while speaking a galaxy of scientists from Mexico, USA, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, …
A stand of young redwoods, survivors in what was once a magnificent forest of towering giants, could play a small part of the battle to slow global warming -- and forms part of an emerging market. The trees, which trap quantities of the carbon dioxide that is warming the planet, …
Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to develop an electric car to debut in the U.S. market by around 2015 as tighter environmental regulations push demand for zero-emission vehicles, the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday. A spokesperson for the company, Japan's No. 2 automaker, said it was developing an electric car …
As the August 7 clinical trials of an H1N1 vaccine in the US have found it to be safe, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has announced two trials involving children. The decision was taken after the Safety Monitoring Committee recommended on August 18 that trials of …
Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said that the US offer to assist Pakistan in the energy sector should not be associated with Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project. In his weekly media briefing here on Thursday, the spokesman said that US intention to assist Pakistan in the energy sector should be unconditional …
Chemical maker DuPont said on Thursday that it would invest $120 million to boost production of a popular solar cell product. The move is part of a broader push by the chemical industry to supply solar cell producers with technologies to make the renewable energy source more efficient. DuPont hopes …
Scientists expect climate change to dramatically affect coffee production in Central America in the coming decades, but some lowland farmers in Guatemala say they are already feeling the effects. The United Nations forecasts temperatures will rise one to six degrees over the next century, which will make some lower-lying coffee …
Scientists have detected mercury contamination in every one of hundreds of fish sampled from 291 freshwater streams, according to a U.S. government study released on Wednesday. More than a quarter of those fish contained concentrations of mercury exceeding levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency for the protection of people …
JAYA JUMRANI : Mid-Day meal, US-style: An 11-year-old asks Barack Obama to ensure mangoes figure in school lunches. It is not just a cute issue. School lunches raise serious political economy questions in the US, particularly when the economy is in trouble. With record number of job losses and high …
Lucas W Davis The US cash for clunkers programme is enjoying widespread Congressional support. Billions of dollars are being allocated to pay owners of old, fuel-guzzling
When government scientists went looking for mercury contamination in fish in 291 streams around the nation, they found it in every fish they tested, the Interior Department said, even in isolated rural waterways. In a statement, the department said that some of the streams tested were affected by mining operations, …
Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP over alleged violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act at its Cedar Bayou plant, located east of Houston, representatives of the groups said on Wednesday. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas allege the 50-50 petrochemical joint-venture between …
A proposal by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to oversee a greenhouse gas contract on a voluntary Chicago trading exchange shows the agency is staking out its territory before Congress decides which agencies should regulate the country's burgeoning carbon market. CFTC officials have long indicated they think the United …
THE Centre would soon ink an agreement with the United States Patent and Trade Marks Office (USPTO) as part of its efforts to protect India's traditional knowledge in medicine, said Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh here on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the office …
DURING the recent visit of Hillary Clinton the United States, voicing the concern shared by many countries of the developed world, urged India to reduce its dependence on coal. Coal is indeed a
