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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People hold the key
Western biologists want half of PNG to be turned into a national park. But talking to the government is not enough people's participation is imperative.
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Conflict and "capital logic"
Mining companies, aided by a short sighted bureaucracy, have recklessly plundered Papua New Guinea's vast mineral wealth, transforming its socio economic profile and leaving behind a degraded environment.
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Traditional cruelty
Animal rights activists were outraged when jallikattu, a bloody bull-fighting sport, was displayed at the Republic Day pageant in Madras. Tamil Nadu Governor M Channa Reddy reviewed a series of
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The Mount Kare story
MOUNT Kare towers 2,750 metres in the midst of the jagged limestone mountains of the central range. Peter Ryan, author of a book on the Mount Kare gold rush, says the mountain was too high, too wet,
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The right formula
Setting a global precedent, the Eighth Asian Congress of Paediatrics in the Capital refused to accept financial support from infant formula food companies. The congress president, R D Potdar, claimed
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The many faces of birthing
SINCE the birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first test tube baby, several reproductive technologies have been developed:
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Stagnant numbers
Pathanamthitta district in Kerala may soon have the unique distinction of achieving zero population growth. A recent UNICEF-sponsored survey revealed the district has a birth rate of 5.3 per thousand
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The strength of the future
Composite materials, which can be tailored to specifications and strengths and ultimately replace even steel, have come of age in India.
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The colour of danger
The Papua New Guinean obsession for betel nut chewing is leading to a rise in oral cancers.