The story of a family in United States of America tracking their personal emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). They wanted to see how much they could cut back, so they put themselves on a strict diet. The average U.S. household produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing commonplace things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars.

The Clinton Climate Initiative says that cities produce 80 percent of the world

Is not cool, it increases risk of various diseases, says report THE rich and the middle class are spending more on unhealthy food, according to the quick estimates of the national consumption expenditure 2007-08. The study measures the amount of money that consumers spend on food. This has led to increase in incidence of lifestyle-related diseases. The report was released by the

This new study on the environmental impact of lifestyle at West Bengal's Raj Bhavan by Global Change Programme of Jadavpur University reveals that bulk institutional consumers can significantly reduce carbon emissions through voluntary initiatives.

The recession is a solution, not a problem There is no mess, no crisis, no meltdown. The world

This paper reviews recent evidence on food intake and nutrition in India. It attempts to make sense of various puzzles, particularly the decline of average calorie intake during the last 25 years. This decline has occurred across the distribution of real per capita expenditure, in spite of increases in real income and no long-term increase in the relative price of food.

NEW DELHI: Noble laureate Rajendra K. Pachauri on Wednesday stressed the need for a change in the mindset and lifestyle of the people and a major shift in every sector of economy to deal with the challenge of climate change. He was delivering the 14th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture at Chinmaya Mission Centre.

The health of a nation's population is vital for its economic development, prosperity and internal stability. In India, investments to build the country's social fabric, in particular, healthcare and education are especially critical, as India is projected to become the world's most populous country by 2035.

Diabetes and hypertension will become two of the major causes of kidney failure in Bhutan within the next ten years, say doctors.

In developing countries like Bhutan today, infection however is still the major cause of kidney damage. But the rise of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension has doubled the risk.

London: People should cut their consumption of meat to help combat climate change, a top UN expert said.

Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), told the Observer that people should start by having one meat-free day per week then cut back further.

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