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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Poison land
Pesticide application in Moldova has been higher than the world average, leading to increased rates of infectious diseases among the people
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Cancer cure
In the US $5.15 billion world anti-cancer market, where 75 per cent of the contribution comes from the US alone, India's share of the market is a mere 100 crore, with a 12-13 per cent annual
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MONEYMAKERS
NATIVE REMEDY: Pune-based Bio Ved Pharma (BVP) is all set to make its mark in the Indian pharmaceuticals market, with the launch of its first Ayurvedic drug artrex in February next year. BVP is a 100
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A taste of nerves
By studying a gene causing a taste anomaly in fruit flies, researchers are trying to interpret the working patterns of the human brain
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MANAGING BETTER
Bhutanese forest officials recently undertook a special workshop in Thimphu, on newer aspects of forest management. Thirty-three plans, which cover an area of 381,475 ha, have so far been prepared
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GABON
The deadly ebola virus has struck again. It has already claimed 16 lives in Gabon and going by the widespread cases of haemmorhagic fever in the region, the World Health Organization has declared it
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Cooling agents
Fever that follows viral infection is believed to be a defence mechanism of the body. High temperature is thought to harm virus more than the host. However, researchers at the University of Oxford,
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Hay days forever!
A simple procedure helps in the conversion of surplus fodder during the monsoons into hay, which can help overcome fodder shortage in the summer and winter months
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A little concern
and lo, what is being wasted can be utilised by rural communities for larger benefits
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Hearty news
AT A recent meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans, researchers report that a safer and better alternative to aspirin has been manufactured to inhibit heart attacks and strokes.