India to import wheat after a 6-year hiatus. In an effort to quell escalating prices and replenish its alarmingly low stockpiles, India is preparing to import wheat for the first time in six years. [News Source]

They’ve got an awful lot of ethyl in Brazil. The hot biofuel is ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, which can be mixed with gasoline to reduce air pollution and our consumption of fossil fuels and Brazil is the current leader in its production. [News Source]

Obesity pill now available in UK. A drug which treats obesity by reducing the desire to eat has been launched in the UK. [News Source]

B vitamin pills don’t keep brains sharp (Baku Sun - Azerbaijan) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people’s brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

B Vitamins May Not Boost Mental Skills (MedicineNet.com) Title: B Vitamins May Not Boost Mental Skills Category: Health News Created: 6/29/2006 Last Editorial Review: 6/29/2006 [News Source]

B Vitamin Pills Fail Brain Test (The Herald-Sun) Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

Vitamins Don’t Bump Up Brain Power, Study Says (Fox 12 Oregon) Folate and B vitamin pills failed to help keep elderly people's brains and memories sharp in the longest study yet to test this approach. [News Source]

Vitamin B And Folate Combo Doesn’t Sharpen The Mind (Medical News Today) Older people at higher risk of dementia do not benefit from a combination of vitamin B and folate, say researchers from the University of Otabo, Dunedin, New Zealand. Even after two years of taking the vitamins daily, volunteers did not better in cognitive tests than those who were given a placebo. [click link for full article] [News Source]

B vitamins fail to slow cognitive decline, says study (Nutraingredients.com) 6/29/2006 - Daily supplements of B vitamins for people with high homocysteine levels do not affect cognitive performance compared to placebo, says a new study from New Zealand. [News Source]

Shoppers may pay now, recycle later. An advisory panel to two central government ministries is considering the idea of tacking on recycling fees to the prices of new appliances to discourage illegal dumping. [News Source]

Carbon killers. Under a new plan, General Electric will invest $1.5 billion annually by 2010 in clean-tech R&D and roll back its greenhouse gas emissions 1 percent by 2012. [News Source]

Dust mites, diet don’t affect asthma. Reducing house dust mite allergens or making diet changes does not prevent the onset of asthma or eczema in high-risk children, say Australian researchers. [News Source]