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. …
BY MD MADHUSUDAN & PAVITHRA SANKARAN Got a cup of coffee in hand as you read the paper this morning? Much of the coffee we drink in India is grown in the hilly, southern districts of Coorg, Wayanad and Nilgiris. To the east of these picturesque and popular holiday destinations …
RS 50L FINE FOR ENCROACHERS, STIFFER PENALTY FOR POACHERS, MORE POWERS TO THE FOREST DEPT. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY
New Delhi: Is the Planning Commission too singularly focused on reducing food subsidy and intending to dissuade people from buying subsidized food rations even as the government spends thousands of crores to store excess grains in its stocks? Is it being penny wise but pound foolish? An internal note of …
British scientists who conducted the largest study yet into cellphone masts and childhood cancers say that living close to a mast does not increase the risk of a pregnant woman
Incomplete Project May Aggravate Landslide Risk, But It Can Be Mitigated: MoEF Panel Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: The third big dam on the Bhagirathi river
New Delhi: With the finalization of the revised parking policy draft by MCD, officials claimed that it policy will discouraging people from purchasing private vehicles. Some of the proposals in the draft policy include charging people for parking their vehicles on colony roads and collecting road and parking taxes every …
New Delhi/Mumbai: Autorickshaw and taxi fares went up in Delhi on Tuesday while Mumbai restricted itself to an auto fare hike, leaving taxi drivers threatening a strike if fares were not increased in a day or two. According to new rates in effect from Wednesday, auto commuters in Delhi will …
New Delhi: Pushing hard its development agenda to tackle the Naxal menace, the UPA government is working out a package of around Rs 3,400 crore to upgrade the infrastructure in 34 districts worst affected by the Naxal violence. The proposal, part of an integrated action plan being worked out by …
London: Even as it continued to grapple with mounting problems, embattled British energy major BP Plc on Monday revised expenses related to the Mexican Gulf oil disaster upwards to $2 billion. Under pressure from the American administration to speed up efforts to contain the oil spill and compensate victims of …
New Delhi: A fairer deal for victims has been worked out by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal Gas Tragedy. It also tackled the issue of environmental clean-up. While a sum of Rs 300 crore will be set apart for the clean-up job, Rs 227 crore has been earmarked …
London: In a new research into impact of melting ice on sea level, scientists have found that thinning ice in Antarctica is contributing nearly 10% of sea level rise and Pine Island Glacier is the major source. Using Autosub, an autonomous underwater vehicle, researchers led by the British Antarctic Survey …
Bhopal: Aqueel Ahmed (29), a gas victim and resident of Govindpura, has damaged kidneys and requires dialysis thrice a week. He claimed the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC), which is supposed to provide medical treatment free of cost to gas victims, has refused medication. Because, hospital rules say …
Advice To Replace Leaking Pipes Ignored Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: In what could be a callous criminal cost-cutting measure, the Union Carbide management had apparently brushed aside warnings about leaking pipes in the Bhopal plant needing urgent replacement and told the staff to keep the factory running by …
Min Fare Rs 20, Buses Spared New Delhi: Public transport in the city will become quite expensive, with Delhi government set to hike auto and taxi fares by about 40% from Wednesday, following a hike in CNG prices. A formal announcement is likely to be made on Tuesday. Bus fares, …
London: BP is trying to raise $50 billion to cover the cost of the Gulf of Mexico spill and is preparing to sue its partners in the oil field, British newspapers said on Sunday. The Sunday Telegraph said BP was readying to take legal action against US firm Anadarko, its …
