One of America’s once-most-trusted brands funds research downplaying the link between sugary drinks and obesity. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet November 24, 2015 Photo Credit: phloxii/Shutterstock.com The University of Colorado School of Medicine recently announced it was returning a $1 million gift from Coca-Cola… Continue Reading →
A botched Green Revolution has distorted the economy, society and culture in so many ways that the thumb rule to understanding every disturbance in the state today is: follow the farmer Punjab in turmoil DHARMINDER KUMAR The Green Revolution is… Continue Reading →
By Sandip Pauranik Bhopal, Nov 24: Thousands of tonnes of toxic chemical waste, remnants of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in which over 3,000 people were killed, is still dangerously polluting the area, an expert has warned. Satneesh Shadangi of… Continue Reading →
In a move praised by anti-slavery groups, global food giant reports abuse of migrant labour among its suppliers in Thai seafood industry, after investigation A study, carried out by Geneva-based Nestlé, found virtually all US and European companies buying seafood… Continue Reading →
Maharashtra Minister Likens Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Dilip Kumar to ‘Snakes’ Mr Kadam compared Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Dilip Kumar to snakes for being “ungrateful.” (Pic: Shiv Sena Minister Ramdas Kadam) MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena minister in… Continue Reading →
Image copyrightK Fayaz Ahmad After an Indian temple chief recently said he would allow women to enter the shrine only after a machine was invented to detect if they were “pure” – meaning that they weren’t menstruating – outraged women… Continue Reading →
By Countercurrents.org 25 November, 2015 Countercurrents.org The Sangh Parivar goons threatened witnesses who were coming out of Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, in Thrissur, Kerala after giving their statement before the magistrate in the case filed by VIBGYOR Film Collective against… Continue Reading →
by Sneha Mary Koshy | People line up for their free meal coupons at a government office in Kozhikode. KOZHIKODE: For Suresh, 65, a daily wage worker from Kozhikode, a free meal means a day less of worrying about his meagre resources…. Continue Reading →
ndia’s most industrialised state, Maharashtra, has the largest debt of Rs 338,730 crore ($51 billion) among India’s states, but the southern state of Tamil Nadu—an industrial growth centre—has seen the maximum increase in debt (92%) over the past five… Continue Reading →
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