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Labelling clinches success or failure of product
Mumbai :: India | 1 day ago
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Labelling practically clinches the success or failure of a product, a new study says. The research conducted by University of Illinois (U-I) economist Michael Mazzocco and Augustana College marketing professor Nadia Novotorova demonstrated that product...
Tags: GMO, Michael Mazzocco, India, Mumbai, Health Medical Pharma, Environment, Molecular biology, Genetically modified organism, Apples, Genetic engineering, Genetically modified food controversies, Apple, Apple scab, Technology Internet, Environmental issues
MAF approves $3.4m for East Coast erosion plantings (NZPA)
Gisborne :: New Zealand | 1 day ago
Credibility Forestry officials have approved 19 new applications worth more than $3.4 million for funding tree planting on the erosion-prone East Coast, with the area being planted only slightly down on last year. In the 2009 funding round, projects covering planting...
Tags: East Coast Forestry Project, New Zealand, Gisborne, Environment, Skills, Erosion, Land management, Treeplanting, Environmental soil science, Soil conservation, Environmental issues, Forestry
City considers water restrictions
Sun Valley :: ID :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The City Council had its first reading of the ordinance at a special meeting on Thursday, Nov. 12, and the ordinance will come to a vote in a month or two after a couple more readings. Neither the mayor nor any members of the council have yet to publicly...
Tags: Pat McMahon, Sun Valley, Wayne Willich, million gallons, Irrigation, Willich, Environmental issues, Water crisis, Water, Water supply
Rare Amur tigers critically endangered - report
Lon :: Burkina Faso | 2 days ago
Credibility Rare Amur tigers critically endangered - report Published 26 November, 2009, 23:07 A new report says the number of endangered Amur tigers in Russia's Far East has fallen by around 40 percent. Results from an annual survey conducted by the Wildlife Conservation...
Tags: amur tigers, Burkina Faso, Lon, Environment, Poaching, Siberian tiger, Amur Leopard, Endangered species, Conservation reliant species, Environmental issues, Tigers, National symbols of India
'GM foods may hit market in the near future'
Mumbai :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility Bt brinjal- for farming hangs in balance following large-scale protests. "In near future, we may expect many GM crops that have been modified for better availability of vitamins, iron, micronutrients, quality proteins and oils, which would ensure nutritional...
Tags: bt brinjal, near future, India, Mumbai, Environment, BT Group, Bacillaceae, Genetic engineering, Bacillus thuringiensis, Business Finance, Eggplant, Biological pest control, Environmental issues, Genetically modified food
Report warns of water crisis by 2030
Mumbai :: India | 3 days ago
Credibility The biggest problems will be in India and China, and without concerted action, India will not be able to meet half of its water needs by 2030. In neighbouring China, the problem is even worse, with demand expected to outstrip supply by 25 per cent...The...
Tags: Radio Australia Posted, India, Mumbai, Business Finance, Irrigation, Water resources, Hydrology, Environmental issues, Water crisis, Aquatic ecology, Water supply
Land pressures `turning a quarter of India to desert`!
New Delhi :: India | 3 days ago
Credibility Land pressures 'turning a quarter of India to desert' Updated on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 17:56 IST New Delhi: Nearly a quarter of India's land mass is desert or is turning into desert, according to a study published on Wednesday, with deforestation...
Tags: India, New Delhi, Environment, Desert, Desertification, Environmental soil science, Environmental issues, Deforestation
India’s water demand to double by ‘30, conserve now
Cape Town :: South Africa | 5 days ago
Credibility Water demand, driven by an increasing domestic need for rice, wheat and sugar, with more and more people adopting a middle-class diet, will be the highest in the world in 20 years, says a new global report...Demand will double by 2030, rom 700 billion...
Tags: water demand, India, South Africa, Cape Town, Water resources, Environmental issues, Water supply, Business Finance, Aquatic ecology, Hydrology, Irrigation, Water crisis, Agriculture, Environment
Time to push for positive perspective on GM crops
Brussels :: Belgium | 6 days ago
Credibility Time to push for positive perspective on GM crops Published Date: 23 November 2009 ONE of the workers on my father's farm was a Polish ex- serviceman who struggled manfully with the English language. When he chose the wrong word or pronunciation, his...
Tags: gm crop, Belgium, Brussels, Environmental issues, Genetically modified food, Genetically modified organism, Agriculture, Plant breeding, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Genetic engineering, Business Finance, Environment
Wrong on water
Jerusalem :: Israel | 9 days ago
Credibility Noisy populist politicians have won the day and the citizenry appears delighted. Resorting to strident rhetoric, MKs from assorted parties join a zealous crusade to eliminate the much-maligned drought levy . Concerted media campaigns and demagogic distortion...
Tags: drought levy, Israel, Jerusalem, Filters, Water desalination, Water crisis, Drought, Water supply, Environmental issues, Desalination
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