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Wind power in India

Cultivating Europe

Middle Eastern farmers carried agriculture to the West

Where have all the sparrows gone?

Looks as if they are going the way of the dodo

Migratory birds fly flu-free

Rome meet says poultry and unregulated trade cause spread of avian flu

Some funds creating green portfolios, but investment routes won't change soon

Colonial plants

A great panic

Overextended banks crashing, leading to recession. 1873 revisited

WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development

Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Climate crisis, tourism may place Venice on UNESCO heritage danger list

UN agency panel to discussion inclusion of Italian city in list on September 10-25, 2023

Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks — destabilising its internal structure

This is a tragedy in making for half a billion people populating vulnerable coastal regions

One Health approach: European Union strengthens action to combat antimicrobial resistance

European Council recommends incentives for innovation and access to antimicrobials along with alternatives  

Legal trophy hunting in Sweden puts interests of a few over ecological balance

The red-listed lynx does little damage to livestock, but a record number are now being hunted purely for sport  

Russia—Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide — new study

Rising energy prices are making households more vulnerable to energy poverty, particularly during the cold season

Climate crisis: Expect more extreme heatwaves in near future

India witnessed a concurrent increase in meteorological droughts and heatwaves in various parts of the country over the last 60 years

Alarming number of infections, deaths due to antimicrobial resistance across Europe: Report

Around 33,000 people died as a direct consequence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria infections

Spare me my noodles

As the India-China standoff becomes more tense and anti-Chinese sentiment builds up in India, will ‘Chinese food’ be banned  

Each year, half the fruits, vegetables world produces are wasted: FAO

Fruits and vegetables are the most wasted produce globally among oilseeds, pulses, meat and seafood, says the Food and Agricultural Organization …

Ireland becomes the fourth EU country to ban fracking

Fracking is a controversial method used to extract shale gas by breaking rock and is considered to be very harmful for the environment

French President sets agenda for COP 21

Developed countries must take the lead and developing countries must be supported in adapting

Sweet cruelty

Sugar plantations were run by African slaves who were tortured, but they also revolted against their masters

Food allergies on the rise

Increase in number of cases reported across the world; prevalence rate in India could be 3 per cent

The pros and cons of four wheels

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WHO OWNS OUR VEGGIES?

The patenting of a broccoli developed through conventional breeding in Europe is a disturbing trend since it violates the law on plant life

The Future is Now

In 1992, the world moved several steps towards globalisation. But little attention was paid to the sharp economic, social and cultural divides. …