Enter the Bank

G8, developing countries launch Potsdam Initiative

Counting grains

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Energised by vegetables

Are biofuels a feasible option to replacing conventional fuels?

Beyond oil

Energy security will not come with more drilling. The faster we realise this, the better

High and dry

India's energy supplies depend entirely on the vagaries of the market

Remains of Venice plague

Green houses

Food vs fuel

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Science and Technology - Briefs

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Backroom deals

Is US roping in India on the sly to subvert Kyoto Protocol?

Mount Everest glaciers melting rapidly, says study

Everest region has undergone a 0.6°C increase in temperature since 1992

Cars off the road in Italy

European food regulatory body rejects French ban on GM maize

Scientific evidence found lacking in indicating risk to health, environment

No respite from forest fires in Europe

Romania rejects garbage from Italy

Reduce pasta prices, say Italians

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In short

Empty Promises

The high-level conference at Rome was called to find a way out of the global food crisis. A series of consultations with experts preceded this …

Satirist Dario Fo sued

Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo has been sued for defaming Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in his new satire The Two-…