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
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US challenges India's solar energy policy before WTO
<div class="field field-type-text field-field-intro"> <p>'It is an attempt to browbeat India and further the interest of US solar companies'</p> </div> <p>The US has challenged India's
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Delhi chokes as air quality plummets
Residents of the Indian capital, who thought they had conquered air pollution a decade ago, are once again choking on exhaust fumes and dust and New Delhi has regained its status as one of the world’s
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Govt action plan for cleaner air
Breathe Easy Plan calls for inspection of pvt vehicles, hike in parking charges. Shuttering coal power plants, promoting motor-less transport and strict penalty for those violating pollution control norms
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The how-to of solar energy
Grid-based solar power only reaches only households that are connected to energy supply, and simply subsidises costly solar for an already-reached population India’s solar power policy is now entering round two. Much needs to be reviewed and reworked, since the business of solar energy has seen massive turbulence in India as well as globally. In the first phase (2010 to 2013) of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), the target was to set up 1,000-2,000 MW of grid-based solar power in the country. By 2013, the country has indeed commissioned some 1,000 MW of solar power, but 700 MW of this target comes from a non-JNNSM state, Gujarat.
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Efficient fixtures can help save water, says research organisation
Pune: World over, efforts are being made to use technology to improve water efficiency with minimum compromise on performance. Considering the urban water crisis in India, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, has developed a ‘Roadmap for rating system for water efficient fixtures: A way to sustainable water management in India’. Water-using fixtures in a building include cisterns and commodes, faucets, showerheads, urinals, etc, apart from other appliances like washing machines and dishwashers. The Maharashtra state government has appealed to the builders and developers associations across the state to opt for water saving measures wherever possible.
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President To Be Chief Guest At TOI Social Impact Awards
An evening to honour India’s changemakers They took the path less travelled, and on Monday it will lead a group of remarkable men and women to the stage for the second Times of India Social Impact Awards in association with J P Morgan. The awards are being given to changemakers within NGOs, corporates and the government who have quietly worked to transform the lives of millions of marginalized Indians.
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Climate change in UP: Hybrid variety of crops taking over
Blame it on climate change as Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a shift from the traditional variety of foodgrains to hybrid ones as there is a sharp decline in production of conventional varieties of wheat
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2012 Global go to think tanks report and policy advice
<br> <p>The 2012 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings marks the sixth edition of the annual report. As in previous years, the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania’s
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Why it is difficult for India to cut its dependence on diesel
90% Of The Fuel Is Used For Intermediate Purposes Every few days, Rajkumar Sharma, manager of a group housing society in Noida, trots off to the nearby petrol pump for his quota of diesel for the society’s power generators. But his back-of-an-envelope calculations have got more urgent of late. “Our average monthly consumption is around 400 litres, which means a monthly expenditure of Rs 20,000-22,000. I’m sure this will now go up by at least 10-15%.” The decision to deregulate diesel prices may have been something the government could no longer delay, but the immediate impact being felt by those who are part of the ‘diesel economy’ is there for all to see.
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Environmentalists welcome diesel price hike
Even while Opposition BJP and key UPA allies - the BSP and the DMK - went ballistic against the government’s decision on diesel price hike, the attempt to gradually bring down the differential between