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On the ‘Cancer Train’ of India’s pesticides

Sanjay Pandey | Al Jazeera – Fri, Jan 9, 2015 Bathinda, India – As the digital clock beamed 21:00, the shabby and dimly lit Bathinda train station came to life as frail patients swarmed the platform and jostled for seats on the “Cancer Train”. Ramkishan, a man of about 50 breathing heavily and coughing, remained seated until […]

ICAR marks foundation day in Shillong

TNN | Jan 10, 2015 Shillong: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region observed its 41st foundation day at Umiam near here on Friday. The institute, which was set up to improve and develop sustainable farming systems for different agro-climatic and socio-economic conditions in the region, is now […]

Meghalaya CM launches Mission Organic

Friday, January 9, 2015 Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma officially launched the Mission Organic in South West Garo Hills district during the day-long Conclave on Clean and Green Mission under IBDLP held at Betasing Block Friday based on the theme “Promising an organic revolution for transformation of Meghalaya.”

Cultivator reaps big with organic farming

TNN | Jan 6, 2015, MADURAI: Unlike the usual trend of depending on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, an enterprising farmer here has adapted to organic farming and reaped a handsome harvest this year. A N M Tiruppathi from Kulamangalam village has revived the agricultural methods of his ancestors using cow and sheep dung and compost […]

63 acres used under Haritholsavam project in Kozhikode

TNN | Jan 4, 2015, KOZHIKODE: The district administration has brought a total of sixty three acres of land under cultivation under the Haritholsavam@Kozhikode project. The farming on the lands were initiated with the aim of attaining self-sufficiency in agriculture. The district administration, with the support of agriculture department, had launched the project five months […]

Sikkim’s first organic festival

January 02, 2015 Kolkata:  A Bhutanese film crew is in India to capture the essence of organic villages in south Sikkim, renowned for its organic produce, which are being showcased at the maiden Nagi Pokhari Tourism and Organic Festival. Sikkim has set for itself the goal of becoming an organic agricultural state by 2015. The […]

Pro-organic groups want proper systems to protect consumers

KV Kurmanath Hyderabad, Jan 1: With reports of pesticide residues found in ‘organic’ food hitting the headlines last month, the pro-organic groups have asked farmers to move towards non-pesticide management and organic farming in the real sense. Pro-organic groups want genuine growers of organic food to become whistleblowers against the unscrupulous players, while maintaining transparency. […]