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Mahogany woes

A new report says that USA's demand for mahogany is threatening rainforests

ECOLOGY PROTECTION

It does not start with belly fat

Lost rhythm of health

Global food emissions alone can push warming beyond 1.5°C

Around 80% of future warming from food consumption will be from meat, rice and dairy products

Without new policies, plastic consumption across G20 countries to double by 2050: Report

Only a combination of existing policies along with new ones can arrest the trend & slow consumption

Least developed countries will consume more sugar, less protein in next 10 years

Many LDCs will not be able to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of eliminating all forms of malnutrition by 2030

Six reasons why antibiotics access remains a challenge in Uganda

Lack of registry, sub-standard health facilities, poor cold storage, limited expenditure on health, irrational antibiotic use and lack of …

Food and dissent

Sunita Narain's response to the comments on her previous editorial "Why I would not advocate vegetarianism"

CSE study questions performance of ACs with energy efficiency ratings

The energy performance of room air conditioner drops substantially with the rise in outdoor temperature

Looking forward

Injecting the theoretical strength of the planned economy into a capitalist market economy, might make it possible to moderate the business …

AMR Awareness Week: Combating AMR in European Union through a One Health approach

Today, one in five bacterial infections in Europe is caused by a pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics

India to be fastest growing large economy in 2016: UN report

Consumer and investor confidence in India has risen

Kerosene consumption through PDS registers sharp increase

Consumption of PDS rice and wheat, too, increase

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Our times

Is there an alternative to antibiotics use in livestock? Yes

Many alternatives to antibiotics have cropped up to help the food industry fight diseases caused by bacteria in animals 

Government schools encouraging healthier lifestyles: study

The onset of many lifestyle or non-communicable diseases can be prevented or delayed by addressing these risk factors earlier in life

Three UN organisations launch a new global coalition of global leaders to tackle AMR

20-member group to be co-chaired by Bangladesh and Barbados prime ministers

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Time to redraw the global poverty line

It must reflect new realities of food inflation, climate change impacts

Cancer-immune, naturally

How controlling what you eat can help reduce the risk

Poverty begets poverty

A 30-year survey of the poor gives a wake-up call