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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The disposal debate
Sewage disposal is a big problem in Mumbai. The blueprint for a project to improve waste management in the city is ready but its effectiveness is being hotly contested
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Patient hearings
Government hospitals and doctors, who serve the largest segment of our population, need to be brought under the purview of consumer protection laws
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A Gangetic blunder
Even as Kanpur's administrators gear up for the delayed Phase-II of the Ganga Action Plan (GAP), work left over from Phase-I has stirred up an agitation. On World Environment day, June 6,
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Carrot and stick
the book in review is a survey of the balance sheet for India from the Uruguay Round of General Agree ment on Tariffs and Trade (gatt) negotiations. Dubey proceeds chapter-wise to analyse the
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When wood turns spongy
Phenols are a group of toxic compounds that impart bad odour and taste to water. Acc ording to a recent report, sawdust waste can help remove phenol and other related toxic compounds from water. V
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Mefloquine mania
To conquer the growing menace of malaria, a wonder drug is being smuggled into the country, but its effectiveness is still under a cloud
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Menace at work
Workplaces are great. They give you money, satisfaction and a sense of belongingness. But some of them in China are giving their workers considerable nightmares. About 230,000 workers, mostly
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MONEYMAKERS
clean drink: With California Pure, a US-based company, all set to lease 400 mini water purification and treatment plants for the Indian market, the mineral water industry at home is awaiting a
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Another step
Research in finding a cure for AIDS is moving at a fast pace. The role of fusin in helping the HIV virus attach itself to the cells was recently identified. Now researchers are saying that
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Mental dilemma
The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20 s, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown during foetal development