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. …
On March 11th, Japan was hit by one of the biggest natural cataclysms ever observed – a magnitude 9 earthquake on the Richter scale and a tsunami with a wave more than 10 meters high. The tsunami has resulted in a serious nuclear accident in the Fukushima power plant operated …
Auto Parts, Electronic Goods Vulnerable To Toxic Contamination Even as Japanese government officials and power supply company Tepco spokespersons yet again expressed optimism that the crisis in Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant was under control, Tokyo water supply officials declared that radioactivity had been detected in the city
Japanese workers scrambled hard today to restore power at the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant as smoke rose from two of its reactors in the tsunami-hit northeast, which was jolted by a series of new powerful quakes, including two measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale. Authorities sought the help of the …
The campaign against Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) remained active on the second consecutive day as the Greenpeace on Tuesday claimed that two of the European banks, which were in the negotiations to fund the JNPP, will not invest in the project.
Expressing concern over ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan in the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami, five organisations -- fighting for rights of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims -- today demanded immediate suspension of the work on Jaitpur plant in Maharashtra. The five organisations -- Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmachari Sangh, …
BEIJING: China moved to a halt panic buying of salt triggered by rumors that iodized salt could help guard against radiation poisoning. Radiation fears over Japan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Fishworkers' Forum (NFF) has reiterated its demand to keep the country's coastline free of any nuclear installation, particularly in view of the disaster that has struck Japan following the tsunami. It demanded a White Paper from the Ministry of Environment and Forest on all nuclear installations in …
To start with, a string of questions seemingly disconnected. Should the telecom spectrum have been auctioned? Can wildlife in India be protected only by emptying out large swathes of lands? Are genetically modified food crops the way to food security in India? Are our nuclear power plants safe? The common …
