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. …
New Delhi: Delhi government so far has been pinning all its hopes for clean air during the Commonwealth Games in October on people switching over to mass transport systems. However, with 1,100 vehicles being added to Delhi streets every day, despite a flourishing Metro system and new low-floor buses, environment …
Chennai/New Delhi: The coastal districts in Tamil Nadu were on high alert on Sunday afternoon following an earthquake off Sumatra although the Union government as well as the scientists ruled out a tsunami threat to the Indian mainland or the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The government said there wasn
New Delhi: Child labourers may be declining in sheer numbers yet more children are at work in the Asia-Pacific region than the rest of the world combined. A global report has noted that while there was a 26% decline in the number of children employed (between the age group of …
New Delhi: Space constraints in the Walled City has made Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) opt for stack parking technology to resolve parking woes in Old Delhi. The civic agency has invited bids for constructing three-level stack parking sites near New Lajpat Rai Market, Parda Bagh at Daryaganj and Kotla …
New Orleans: As spring blooms in the southern United States heralding the arrival of fledgling animal life, environmentalists are anxiously watching the spread of a giant oil slick off the coast.
Perhaps, If It Cost Us More To Throw, We Will Learn Not To Throw More The crisis of radioactive cobalt found in the scrap of Delhi's recycling market is over, for now. But let us be clear: Mayapuri is not just about the negligence of Delhi university. It is about …
New Delhi: At least 29 students fell ill allegedly after eating the mid-day meal at the Government Girls Middle School in Hauz Qazi near Ajmeri Gate on Thursday. According to the students, they ate
Washington: Nasa is looking forward to flying a plasma-powered rocket to survey an asteroid that could take astronauts to Mars in a little over a month
Tourists are not the problem Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has got this one right. He has said that his ministry has no intention to ban tourism in tiger reserves, as demanded by some sections of the environment department. Those in favour of the ban have argued that an increased number …
New Delhi: In ordering stoppage of work at the Maheshwar dam in Madhya Pradesh, the ministry of environment overlooked the report of a committee set up by the Centre which noted that though incomplete, rehabilitation of oustees had picked up speed and was progressing well. The committee, which visited the …
New Delhi: India has made one of the strongest and most elaborate formal submissions in recent times for the climate change negotiations, hardening its stance ahead of a hectic six months of talks leading to the key meeting in Mexico in November. Taking a position strongly contrasting with that of …
New Delhi: Concerned over the blatant commercialization of areas around tiger reserves, the tourism ministry is considering stricter regulations for resorts and lodges. The guidelines will make it mandatory for lodges to follow ecology-friendly practises. Union tourism secretary Sujit Banerjee said,
