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Delhi gasps for answers to pollution scourge
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 21/11/2016
» When Akkarat Bunyasam, a young visitor from Thailand, landed in India's national capital on Nov 6 he was shocked beyond words.
Multiple harvests drive Afghan opium boom
AFP, Published on 31/10/2016
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - With jingling poppy seeds hidden in his pouch, Helmand farmer Nematullah sidled out of Taliban territory to explain how he struck gold —- two additional opium harvests a year, which could further roil Afghanistan's conflict.
America's pumpkin queen has a request - don't carve, cook
Muse, Published on 29/10/2016
» Sarah Frey is the undisputed pumpkin queen of America. She grows more jacks (field shorthand for the basic big orange Halloween model) than anyone else in the country. This autumn, she shipped more than 5 million. If it hadn't been so hot and humid, she would have shipped more.
Creaking Afghan hospital symbol of foreign aid failure
AFP, Published on 04/10/2016
» SALANG (AFGHANISTAN) - Hunched low over a hernia patient on a broken operating table, an Afghan surgeon bemoans the lack of life-saving equipment in a US-funded hospital that is crumbling into disrepair, exemplifying the eye-watering waste of aid dollars.
Chiang Mai farmers lead maize-growing reform
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 02/10/2016
» After decades of growing maize in an environmentally unfriendly way, a local community in Chiang Mai has finally found a way to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by re-implementing crop rotation on their farmlands.
The rebel Hong Kong lawmakers challenging Beijing
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» HONG KONG - As Hong Kong marks the second anniversary of the pro-democracy "Umbrella Revolution", former protesters prepare to take office for the first time when the city's Legislative Council (Legco) enters its new term Saturday.
State push for more potash mines
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/09/2016
» The Industry Ministry will continue to promote potash mining in Thailand to meet rising demand from the fertiliser industry and reduce imports, says Industry Minister Atchaka Sibunruang.
Start a farm in your bedroom: Vertical farms
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2016
» Small indoor farms in garage or bedroom, growing in popularity with price-competitive microgreens for salads or sandwiches.
Weighed down by heavy metals
B Magazine, Published on 12/06/2016
» Few things wake you up more sharply when reading a scan of toxin levels in your body than the words ARSENIC: HIGH.
Air pollution kills 1 in 8 worldwide
News, Published on 26/05/2016
» Cooking and eating -- caring for our families at home, moving onto work, school and markets, and then back home again. These are universal rituals that fill our days and the lives of people the world over. And yet there is an unrecognised health threat lurking in the shadows of our most basic routines: air pollution.