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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Constitution of committee for inspection of M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Mundra, Gujarat
Constitution of committee for inspection of M/s Adani Port and SEZ Ltd, Mundra, Gujarat. The Ministry of Environment & Forests had granted Environment and CRZ clearance on 12.01.2009 to M/s Adani Port
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An off-grid power solution
In an off-grid but interactive system, govt would provide feed-in tariff incentives for entrepreneurs to set up local solar energy systems Supply issues comprise one part of the energy conundrum I discussed in this column last fortnight. The cost of energy and our ability to pay for it is the other. The matter gets vexed because the rise in price of raw material of all energy sources is accompanied by huge inefficiency in distribution and accounting. But importantly, we remain a poor country, where the cost of energy is a factor in its availability and accessibility for all.
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Sowing cancer in the grain bowl
In the lush fields of Punjab germinates a scary tale. Farmers there live in a disturbing cesspool of toxicity, as a result of excessive and unregulated use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers At 9.20pm
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IIT Kanpur to study Delhi’s air quality
New Delhi:Delhi government’s environment department is set to commission IIT Kanpur to study its problem of air pollution. The government has already devised a master plan to deal with the issue and its
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‘Bandi river has become a reservoir of polluted water’
JAIPUR: Yet another river is dying, this time in the environment minister's constituency. Not long ago, river Bandi in Pali district was a seasonal river. In absolute disregard to environment , three out of the four common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) don't have consent to operate since March 2011, he said. "Textile dyes are toxic, highly stable and do not degrade easily and are not removed by conventional wastewater treatment methods. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) staff took samples of water from several points, ranging from CETPs, drains from industries , wells and hand pumps in villages downstream.
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Delhi Govt mulls measures to check vehicle growth
To curb the rapidly increasing vehicular population in the city, the Delhi Government is mulling a number of measures, including hefty hike in parking fees, introduction of congestion charges for entering
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Steelmakers in Bengal flouting environmental norms: CSE
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly "flouting environmental norms" by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) studied 21 large steelmakers, 16 of which are from the eastern part of the country, to find out how green and clean the sector is. "West Bengal accounts for three of these, and all three have fared miserably in the rating," said Chandra Bhushan, CSE's deputy director general and the head of the project. The report was released here on Friday by state Environment Minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar.
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Industries must pay ‘water supply cost’
India needs to focus on treating waste water from the industries to meet the rising demand for fresh water. According to Pinaki Bhadury, Vice-President, Strategy Consulting (South Asia, Middle East,
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Steelmakers in Bengal flouting environmental norms, says research body
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly “flouting environmental norms” by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment
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Steelmakers in West Bengal flouting environmental norms: Centre for Science and Environment
Steel plants in West Bengal are blatantly "flouting environmental norms" by polluting land, water and air, according to a green rating survey. New Delhi-based research body Centre for Science and Environment