World food prices will rise this decade, boosted by a growing population and changing diets, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in their annual outlook report.

New Delhi: The rest of the world may well turn green with envy. India has the most sustainable consumption pattern, says a 17-nation survey that measures consumer behaviour and its impact on the environment.

This 17 nation survey on consumer behavior and environmental impact by National Geographic & Globescan revealed that environmentally friendly behaviour in 10 of 17 countries has increased and India has the most sustainable consumption pattern.

In a United States where climate change legislation, concerns about foreign oil dependence, and mandatory curbside recycling are becoming the

This report by OECD and FAO presents a consistent view on the evolution of global agricultural markets over the next decade and provides a baseline for further analysis of alternative economic or policy assumptions. Says that world food prices will rise this decade, boosted by a growing population and changing diets.

Thispaper explores issues in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the Asia-Pacific region and provides unique insights on stakeholder roles, natural resources, and transboundary issues in light of SCP.

Rural India is much poorer than officially thought. The Planning Commission has accepted the report of a committee, led by economist Suresh Tendulkar, which estimates that more than 41 per cent of rural India is poor. States will now have to issue more below poverty line (bpl) cards. But is the report an accurate index of poverty?

This report prepared by the International Panel
for Sustainable Resource Management assesses best available science on
the environmental and resource impacts of production and consumption.
The assessment report identifies priorities amongst global consumption
activities, industrial sectors and materials from primary industries in
terms of their environmental impacts and

People trying to delay ageing by cutting calories may have a surprise in store.

The International Energy Outlook 2010 (IEO2010) presents an assessment by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for international energy markets through 2035. U.S. projections appearing in IEO2010 are consistent with those published in EIA

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