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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Sunderbans bear brunt of climate change, says recent study
KOLKATA: The Sunderbans, a world heritage site, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate change and government policies must take into account present and future climate impact to counter the scenario,
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Outbound vehicles adding to Delhi pollution: CM
Vehicles criss-crossing Delhi to reach destinations in other States are adding to pollution as well as congestion in the capital, the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dixit, has said. Addressing a seminar
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Redefining water security through social reproduction: Lessons learned from Rajasthan’s ‘Ocean of Sand'
One of the most urgent challenges facing the world today is ensuring local water security under rapid climate variability and change. This is of particular importance in a country like India, where over
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Enquiry into Lanco case is still going on: Minister
The enquiry into the Lanco Infratech case is going on, said Mr Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New and Renewable Energy, on the sidelines of an Assocham conference. He, however, did not give any timeline
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Sunita Narain bats for sustainable development
Batting for sustainable and inclusive development, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) director general Sunita Narain on Monday cited the successful campaign in Delhi where public transport such as
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Clean energy, dirty business
CSE study shows that wind energy business often subverts the purpose for profit, and wind farms do not generate energy It was a trade exhibition abuzz with the restrained chatter of busy suited executives at company stalls making contacts and finalising deals. Nothing out of place — except that this trade was in renewable energy technologies, which have unconventional reasons for growth.
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Ground For Growth
Consider this: The government’s revenue mop-up stood at Rs 5.2 lakh crore for the first nine months of 2011-12. The target for the entire fiscal was Rs 8.4 lakh crore. Industrial output slowed down to
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With rivers turning into nullahs, Pune is in trouble
PUNE: "Pune is in trouble today as the rivers are turning into nullahs and Puneites are breathing polluted air. The pollutant particulate matter has fine particles and goes inside your body through inhalation
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Medical certificate now a must for Amarnath pilgrims
The annual pilgrimage to Shri Amarnath Shrine would commence on June 25 and culminate on August 2. With many pilgrims losing their lives due to health problems, it has been decided that devotees would
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MoEF nods to worsen water crisis
Indiscriminate environmental clearances to projects in cement, coal mining, iron and steel and thermal power plant sectors are going to worsen the water crisis in the country. The Centre for Science