By Aswathi Krishna 27th December 2014 KOCHI: Roof-top farming may not be something new to people, but 56-year-old Keerthi Chandran’s farming methods may amuse even innovative farm enthusiasts. Atop his house and at a building constructed adjacent to it at Karikandan Para, Kozhikode, he grows all kinds of vegetables, along with paddy.
Bharti Jain,TNN | Dec 23, 2014 The all-India report titled ‘Spate of Cases of Suicide by Farmers’ emphasizes how government relief packages are of limited use as they do not address the plight of farmers who borrow from private moneylenders.
Pervez Hoodbhoy The gut-wrenching massacre in Peshawar’s Army Public School has left Pakistan aghast and sickened. All political leaders have called for unity against terrorism. But this is no watershed event that can bridge the deep divides within. In another few days this episode of 134 dead children will become one like any other.
KNN Bureau | 18 12 2014 New Delhi, Dec 19 (KNN) The potential of organic farming in India is very huge because of its immense bio-diversity and natural resources in the country. There is a great need to promote the organic farming and its practices in the country. This was stated by Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh […]
20 Dec 2014 The Union Minister for Women and Child Development was here to inaugurate the 12th edition of three-day-long ‘Sattvik Food Festival’ organised by NGO Society for Research and Initiative for Sustainable Technology and Institutes (SRISHTI) at the IIM Ahmedabad campus here today, an official statement said. “We do not need any chemical or […]
PTI | Dec 18, 2014 NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday said it is promoting use of organic fertilizers and studies have shown that farm yields have not fallen where use of chemical fertilizers was restricted. Rural development minister Birender Singh told Lok Sabha a scheme to empower woman farmers has made positive impact as it […]
18 December 2014 INDIA – Looking at immense bio-diversity and natural resources in the country, India needs to promote organic farming, Indian agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh said recently while underlines the importance of organic farming.
Thu, Dec 18 2014. New Delhi: A Right to Information (RTI) query filed with the ministry of agriculture has revealed the presence of pesticides—in some cases above permissible limits—in vegetables sold as organic or free of chemicals. But the Delhi retailer named in the RTI information protested that the vegetables came from a supplier endorsed […]
Wednesday, 17 December 2014 Nearly half of the total organic farming area in the country exists in Madhya Pradesh which stands at 25.82 lakh hectares. “Madhya Pradesh has maximum of 25.82 lakh hectares under organic farming in the country. This is about half of total organic farming area in India,” according to an official release […]
– Meghalaya progresses towards chemical-free crops Andrew W. Lyngdoh Shillong, Dec. 17: Sikkim and Mizoram are leading the country in organic farming while Meghalaya is weaning out chemical fertilisers and pesticides and providing free bio-pesticides and bio-agents to farmers. The two states – Sikkim and Mizoram – found special mention at today’s meeting of the […]