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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For a new deal
The role of non-government organisations (NGOs) in the international arena is changing. They have to devise new strategies to consolidate their position
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Dark arena
The people of Kalahandi may have survived droughts and floods. But they see little hope in their battle against exploitation
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Chaos theory?
Science takes on nature as climatologists try to predict El Ni o patterns in an attempt to warn governments of climatic anomalies <br>
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Polluting industries
Industrial production has grown in India by more than 50-fold over the past century. The Central Pollution Board (CPCB) has identified 17 categories of most polluting industries which contribute to
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The X factor
Business ultimately depends on profit. Sustained growth depends on wise investment. But as economies grow and productivity rises, resource use also increases, leading to wastage. This need not be so. Profit making and resource conservation can be complem
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"Polluters are today s environmentalists"
Crusader for the rights of over eight million Indian fisherfolk, <font class='UCASE'>Thomas Kochery</font> , 57, made news headlines when he rejected the US $150,000 Fellowship of Pew foundation of Massachusetts, USA. He was recently elected unanimously
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You take my heart away
When it comes to recieving hearts and kidneys, men do better than women. Women do better when it comes to donating organs
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Population bomb
Seventy-four developing countries, where the population of those under 15 years is one-third of the total will double their population within 30 years or less. This is in spite of death rates having
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In the dumps
Despite international regulations and campaigning by environmentalists, hazardous waste continues to be dumped in India
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Green promises
Political parties pay lip service to environmental issues in their election manifestos