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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Tough coats
Development of new carbon thin films could translate into protective covering for a wide range of products
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FUMES FULL
Pollution tests are a joke in Nepal. While the government standards for carbon monoxide by volume emissions for three-wheelers is three, the company standard is four-and-a- half. Effectively,
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UNITED NATIONS
Officials from over 70 countries are meeting at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi to discuss the Montevideo Programme II -the second long-term UNEP plan
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Blooming deserts
A simple and low-cost system has been devised in UK for restoring deserts. Called 'LandCover', the system is a growing medium based on a matrix that is an ultra water absorber and re-establishes
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Enter green giant
THE proposed industrial expansion in India has motivated Greenpeace (GP), the international environmental non- governmental Organisation (NGO), to broadbase its operations in.India. GP
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The metal gobblers
Genetically engineered crops could reclaim the vast areas of land poisoned by the rapid strides of development
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Haunting hunger
CLOSE on the heels of the World Food Summit comes a report that people in more than 40 tribal and backward districts in 12 states in India die of starvation despite contrary claims made by state
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Cultured to propagate
Tissue culture helps scientists protect endangered flora
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Inviting danger?
GOING by the recent experiences in the patent market, some scientists have expressed concern about the entry of us- based Progene Inc to set up genetic testing centres in the country diagnosing
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Wonder crop
An edible plant that can grow in extreme temperatures holds the promise of catering to varied needs of humans