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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IVORY COAST
Scientists from different parts of the world are camping at the Tai forest in western Ivory Coast to track down the source of the ebola virus. The research team has set up a laboratory each in
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ZAIRE
A cholera epidemic is threatening the refugees fleeing from strife-torn eastern Zaire. The first cholera cases were confirmed last month in capital Goma. Around 36 patients with cholera-like
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The central truth
Latest studies lend credence to the theory that the Milky Way has a large black hole at its center
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A trail of discovery
Recent observations on comet Hyakutake shed new light on the information of our solar system
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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