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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Of ups and downs
Shifts in the Earth s rotational axis caused changes in sea level
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ALLEGED DEED
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government after hearing a writ petition, alleging that a social activist, Ratnagar, who had prepared the tree felling report, had been
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Signalling safety
A new electronic railway signalling system to avoid accidents, specially in mountainous regions, has recen tly been developed by Indian scientists. Unlike the conventional systems currently employed
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The right track
A cane with a magnetic guide for blind people is currently being patented by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing company of St Paul in Minnesota, USA. The tip of the cane houses a sensor that
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LOGGING BARRED
The Supreme Court restrained all the state government's and their "functiona ries' from allowing felling of trees in the reserved forests, even if they are diseased. The order came in the wake of a
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Growing complexities
Can microcircuits grow by themselves? In a few years, they just might
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Clean up act
the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb) has published a study on management of municipal solid waste. The two year study was based on field surveys carried out in different towns and cities
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Thought for food
only biological breakthroughs would be able to help meet adequate food supplies in the next century, according to Jeff McNeely, chief scientist at the iucn, the World Conservation Union.
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MONEYMAKERS
green signal: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has granted permission to Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited for launching anti-ulcer drug "Ranitidine' in the US. The company is expected to file
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Saving Krishna s forests
This is the story of Friends of Vrindavan, a unique experiment in conservation, which brings to attention the important role that India s religious traditions can play in protecting the environment