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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Workshop on EIA from today
As many as 100 students and research scholars from universities across the country are expected to participate in a national workshop and training programme on Environmental Impact Assessment to be held
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Consumers' thumbs-up to Coke, Pepsi
Awareness education & effects low in face of sustained marketing, regret activists In recent months, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have had frequent run-ins with regulators and activists over issues pertaining to the presence of harmful chemicals such as lead and cadmium and the adverse impact of caramel.
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Grand idea - or distraction?
The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand, but this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction The Supreme Court recently issued a diktat to the central government about the scheme to interlink rivers. The directions are straightforward. The government shall set up a high-level committee of ministers and other representatives on interlinking of rivers; the committee shall meet “at least once in two months”;
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Clean energy fund swells to Rs 3,864 cr
Even as the government’s annual Economic Survey outlines the importance of climate change and global warming, the Union Budget 2012-13 made no announcement towards climate financing. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee made no specific announcement about how the Rs 3,864-crore National Clean Energy Fund is going to be utilised in 2012-13.
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City asked to use water judiciously
New Delhi: With the fate of Renuka Dam hanging in balance, water experts have finally started declaring that Delhi has to become self sufficient and instead of augmenting its supply, needs to manage its
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CNG Losing Race to Cheaper Diesel Cars
The much-maligned diesel has a new moniker that is more impressive than its dirty fuel tag. In the Indian automobile market, diesel is king, and it is now the cheapest automobile fuel, edging out the green
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Union Budget may not check diesel subsidy misuse
NEW DELHI: The union budget has failed to take steps to stop the misuse of diesel subsidy by private cars, said advocacy organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) Saturday. Calling the budget
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More of the same, and the same is not enough
Spending has been increased again, but there’s still no effort in the Budget to improve outcomes In this Budget, the government has raised the outlay for social sector schemes — from drinking water and sanitation to education and health. This is clearly important. But the question is: how will this money be spent so that it can make the difference in people’s welfare? At this moment, there is little understanding about how to ensure that the social service schemes are more effective and reach the people they are meant to service.
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Environmentalists welcome duty on cars
Environmentalists have welcomed the government’s tax hike on big cars and SUVs, claiming this will help reduce toxic emissions. But they warn that the government has taken no steps to curb the use of subsidised diesel in private diesel cars. Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director, research and advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment, warned that urgent steps must be taken to discourage “diesel consumption as also to reduce toxic emissions”, especially since dieselisation is rapidly growing in the small and medium segments which have been left untouched.
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Budget 2012 is a mixed bag, says CSE
<p>Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) supports the tax hike on big cars and SUVs brought on by the Union budget 2012. Excise duty on large cars has increased marginally from 22 per cent to 24 per