Times Of India (New Delhi)

First food: business of taste

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. …

Sperm whale poop helps curb warming effects: Study

Paris: Southern Ocean sperm whales are an unexpected ally in the fight against global warming, removing the equivalent carbon emissions from 40,000 cars each year thanks to their faeces, a study found on Wednesday. The cetaceans have been previously fingered as climate culprits because they breathe out carbon dioxide (CO

Cloud seeding? Jet flight may help trigger rain

As Air Cools Behind Propellers Or Over Wings, Water Droplets Freeze & Drop Towards The Earth Washington: Jet aircraft make odd-shaped holes in clouds and cause rain or snow as they climb or descend in the skies under certain atmospheric conditions, according to a new American study. The key ingredient …

Bhopal toll 5 times the 1989 estimate of 3,000

New Delhi: Only three years ago, the Centre seemed disinclined to increase payouts for Bhopal gas tragedy victims after applications filed by two NGOs alleged that the estimate used to create the settlement fund was based on a conservative figure, and compensation paid to the kin was woefully inadequate. These …

Now, whistleblower in mining mess

Modi, Who Squealed On The Reddy Bros, Barred From Exporting Ore Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: In an interesting twist, the businessman who blew whistle on politically powerful mining magnates in Reddy brothers for allegedly encroaching into Bellary reserve forest and illegally mining iron ore now himself stands accused …

Red Tape Deters Delhites

Citizens would like to start rainwater harvesting but are discouraged by the number of clearances needed If Chennai has been able to do it, why can

Sultanpur mess: Forest dept wont ask for water

New Delhi: Hundreds of fish may be dying of thirst at Sultanpur Lake in the bird sanctuary but the Haryana environment and forest department won

8-lane road along Ganga canal soon

E-Way Will Make Delhi-Haridwar Drive Smooth, Steamers To Ply In Canal New Delhi: The drive from Delhi to western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will soon be a breeze for commuters and tourists. With the Uttar Pradesh government all set to start work on an eight-lane expressway connecting Greater Noida and …

CNG price hiked, petrol and diesel may be next

New Delhi: As a prelude to costlier petrol and diesel, the oil ministry has allowed IGL and MGL

Blamed for risky shortcuts, BP says sorry for oil spill

Washington: BP America chief executive Lamar McKay told angry lawmakers on Tuesday that the embattled energy giant was

White rice raises risk of diabetes

Brown A Better Option, Is Rich In Vitamins And Minerals, Says Research Washington: In a finding which has implications for Asians, including Indians, whose staple food is rice, scientists claim to have found that eating white rice could increase one

Parts of Raj, Malwa drinking poison?

Sample Of Nullah Opening Into Satluj Tests Positive For High Uranium Content: German Lab I P Singh | TNN Faridkot: In the wake of discovery of high level of uranium and other heavy metals in hair samples of 80% of 149 neurologically-disabled children, samples of five children from worst-affected village …

Abode of rare birds now fish graveyard

As Haryana Forest Department Tries To Get Rid Of Predatory Fish, Sultanpur National Park Is Fighting For Survival Walk down a Sultanpur National Park trail and the dead fish you see are a terrifying sight. Tread farther and you can

Bhopal effect: N-liability bill remains undiluted

New Delhi: Reeling under the blowback of the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict, the government on Tuesday withdrew a set of

UP calls off JE vaccine drive at last minute

Lucknow: The Centre-state spat over the quality of Japanese encephalitis vaccine may cost 3.7 crore eastern UP kids dear. On Monday, UP government called off the vaccination drive at the eleventh hour after the state health machinery developed cold feet over dubious quality of vaccine vial sent by the Centre. …

UK to probe misuse of SSA funds

New Delhi: Britain, which funds barely 2% of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan through its donor agency Department For International Development (DFID), has launched an investigation into diversion of funds and allegations of corruption in the flagship programme. Expressing shock, Andrew Mitchell, secretary of state for international development, said an inquiry was …

Total breakdown of health services in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Those who survive the bullets in Bastar, could die of ordinary disease, as the people of Bijapur district discovered, when it took 24 hours for medical help to arrive in seven interior villages gripped by a mysterious diarrhoea like epidemic. By then, 13 people had died, including eight women …

Bhopal GoM report in 10 days

PM Asks Panel To Meet Immediately & Suggest Follow-Up Measures New Delhi: With the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict triggering an in-house Congress drama, government sought to shift focus onto the group of ministers (GoM) set up to examine the trial court

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