August 03, 2015 A THATCHED cattle shed marks Omchand Mahatule’s farm which lies on the approach road to Nayagaon village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. The 50-year-old comes running from the well clutching lemon grass from which he makes a splendid black tea. Starting off with invectives for his neighbours, the athletic farmer gives […]
July 28, 2015 Planting an organic garden is an activity typically reserved for bougie hipster types who have the time, money and training to get behind the cause. But a homeless shelter in Atlanta is opening up that skill, and approach to responsible farming, to its residents. “It is important to share and train residents […]
Aug 03, 2015 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has finally woken-up to the reality that the ‘daal-roti’ (pulses and chapattis) served in ‘langars’ (community kitchens) of its gurdwaras is laced with chemicals harmful to the human health. The langar (food for community kitchen) is either purchased from the market or is collected by way […]
August 2, 2015 Meerut: Environment activist and author Vandana Shiva kick-started a nationwide campaign, Anna Swaraj Andolan, from Meerut on Sunday. The campaign is meant to make farmers aware of the benefits of organic farming and also inform them of the hidden agenda of multi-national companies, which allegedly attempt to control the national agronomy by […]
July 23, 2015 While the government has claimed significant increase in funds for farm credit, facts show a different story, explains Manoj K. During the last week of May 2015, several central government ministries released performance report cards on their achievements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one year in office.
Shishir Arya | Jul 25, 2015, Nagpur: After right-wing organizations raised objections against allowing field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops in Maharashtra, the committee examining the issue has written back to the state government that all such concerns have been already addressed and there is no need for any relooks.
IANS | Jul 23, 2015 Actor Irrfan Khan, who is known for his critically acclaimed roles and movies, is fond of organic farming. Besides being known for his acting, he has been into organic farming since a very young age in his hometown in Jaipur and has been longing to visit his farms.
July 23, 2015 THE HANS INDIA The agriculture ministry has claimed that in the first year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term, it launched several new initiatives, such as soil-fertility boosting neem-coated urea and soil-health cards, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGY). […]
J Arockiaraj, TNN | Jul 22, 2015, MADURAI: In a unique move, a group of farmers in Madurai district on Monday floated a ‘club’ to grow vegetables using only organic farming techniques.
By Indulekha Aravind, ET Bureau | 19 Jul, 2015 On her 60-acre farm off Kanakpura Road, around 30 kilometres outside Bengaluru, Sunita Prabhakar, director of Gopalan Organics, is overseeing the packaging of vegetables before they are sent off to stores in the city before noon. “We are not able to keep up with the demand,” […]