-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The villages of Dongriya Kondh tribals around Odisha's Niyamgiri hills are likely to simmer again as the Centre and the state government along with civil society groups are planning to converge on the site for the proposed Vedanta bauxite mine. The Supreme Court order has left it to the villagers to decide the Fate of the Vedanta project, and the call revolves on whether the venture...

-The United Nations     While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on sight by humans, a new book released today by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) says beetles, wasps and caterpillars are also an unexplored nutrition source that can help address global food insecurity. The book, Edible Insects: future prospects for food and feed security, stresses not just the nutritional value of insects, but also the benefits that insect farming...

-The United Nations World food prices rose for a second straight month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said, while global production of coarse grains could set a new record this year with strong growth also projected for global wheat and rice production. FAO's Food Price Index - which measures monthly changes in international prices of a basket of meat, dairy, cereals, oils and Fats, and sugar - rose...

-The Hindu Patna: In a shocking case of attempted ‘honour killing', a family in Bihar brutally assaulted and tried to kill a 16-year-old girl for her adamant refusal to marry a man they had chosen for her. Sugati Kumari, the victim's family member, tried to strangulate her with a rope. They disfigured her face with a blade, poured acid on her face and left her for dead on a road in Muzaffarpur...

-The Indian Express Three decisions by the apex court return the power to make policy to the executive The Supreme Court's decision on Friday to set aside the Orissa high court order against allocation of an iron ore mine to steel major Posco - it has asked the Centre to examine objections and take a final decision - follows two other major court decisions. Early this month, the court dismissed a PIL...