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. …
Captures all the sunlight, more efficient at making electricity the oldest piece of space junk still orbiting the Earth is the satellite Vanguard I. In 1958, it became the fourth artificial satellite launched
ecological sciences Bird diversity is anti-viral Greater bird diversity protects humans from a deadly virus known to cause meningitis. The West Nile Virus, usually maintained in a bird-mosquito cycle in nature, can be transmitted to humans through a mosquito bite. Biologists from Washington University recently said most birds are bad …
The online auction site eBay has promised to ban ivory sales after investigators found thousands of items made from elephant tusks on sale. However, the new policy goes into effect in January, 2009 and eBay will continue to allow antiques that contain only small amounts of ivory on the site, …
India cautiously optimistic AS HE made history by becoming the first African-American president to occupy the White House, India, like other nations, is keenly watching Barack Hussein Obama
Pollutant keeps the iodine in breast milk from babies a common pollutant called perchlorate may be the reason behind iodine deficiency disorders among children, said a group of us researchers. Infants get their required dose of iodine from breast milk. Theories have linked iodine deficiency among infants to two factors: …
Problems associated with implanting animal organs in humans had seemed insurmountable, but new research could soon bring about the first clinical trials.
The United States and the European Union have in recent years initiated negotiations on a large number of bilateral and regional trade agreements. These agreements tend to push trade liberalisation much further than is possible under the multilateral trade regime. These rtas also include rules which are likely to reduce …
At the end of its first three years, the Indo-United States Knowledge Initiative on Agriculture is recommending changes in regulation to suit US commercial interests. This article, based on a reading of the minutes of the KIA board
New York, For more than a year, food manufacturers have been shaving package sizes and raising prices, declaring that they had little choice because of unprecedented increases in the cost of raw ingredients like corn, soybeans and wheat. Now, with the price of grains and other commodities plunging, it may …
Too many rich farmers continue to receive US farm subsidies in spite of income caps designed to restrict their participation, and the Agriculture Department needs to do more to enforce the rules, the auditing arm of Congress said on Tuesday. More than 2,700 people whose gross income topped $2.5 million …
the following factbox compares international and national goals for fighting climate change ahead of a un meeting in poznan, poland from dec. 1-12. international targets the kyoto protocol - binds industrialised nations except the united states to cut emissions on average by at least 5 percent below 1990 levels by …
Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a plan set out on Monday by a Harvard University project. This is one of four proposals by the American university's Belfer Centre for Science and …
US Rep. Henry Waxman, a California liberal, won the chairmanship of a key congressional energy committee on Thursday and promised to work closely with President-elect Barack Obama to promote alternative energy, ease global warming and expand healthcare. Waxman wrested control of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee …
One Japanese and two American scientists share the Chemistry Nobel for the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein. THREE scientists, one Japanese and two American, share this year
An important task for four of the 11 instruments on board Chandrayaan-1 is to look for confirmation of the presence of water-ice in the permanently shadowed regions of the south and north poles of the moon, according to Dr. M.Y.S. Prasad, Associate Director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The conventional …
A clean-burning diesel sedan, Volkswagen AG's Jetta TDI, won the "Green Car of the Year" award at the Los Angeles auto show on Thursday, the first time a diesel-powered car has taken the industry's top environmental honor. "This signals that clean diesel has arrived," said Ron Cogan, editor of Green …
