Processed food now a cause for higher incidence of non- communicable diseases

In an alarming trend, an international research group has observed that with rising incomes, the global shift from traditional foods and cereals to processed foods is gradu...

Idina Menzel And USO Help Military Families Kick Off Holiday Season

Before they trimmed the tree or carved the turkey, three military families kicked off the holiday season with songs, smiles and laughter at a USO meet-and-greet with broadw...

12 Paths to Strengthening Food Security in an Unstable World

It’s important that agriculture and nutrition work better together. Across the entire agricultural chain there are opportunities to make food more nutritious: from se...

Food & water crisis ahead

India’s rising affluence and water profligacy could trigger a food crisis very soon At first blush, there is a lot to be cheerful about. India’s index of indust...

How close are we to finding a cure for HIV?

World Aids Day takes place on 1 December, with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continuing to be a major global public health issue. So far, Acquired Immunodeficiency...

Documentary, “Poison on the Platter”: GE Foods Are Spreading Across India

The corporate and regulatory forces that are out to get genetically engineered (GE) foods onto your dinner plate by any means possible are not confined to the United States...

First UK bus powered entirely by human waste goes into service in Bath and Bristol

The first bus in Britain powered entirely by human and food waste has made its first journey today.

Bio-Bus, a 40-seater shuttle service between Bath and Bristol Ai...

Uruguay urges rooting new sustainable development agenda in human rights

The basis of a new sustainable development agenda must be poverty eradication, rooted in a strong foundation of human rights and recognition of rights, Uruguay’s Fore...

A Thought for Children’s Day

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that the...