One of the primary reasons contributing to hazardously high levels of smog in Punjab and NCR belt is the age-old practice of stubble burning followed by farmers with the onset of winter. While the contaminant fog has been causing not just visibility crisis but various health issues, government and non-government agencies have repeatedly been advocating […]
Kishor Tiwari, the chief of the Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swawlamban Mission, a Maharashtra government task force set up for the welfare of farmers, has termed the deaths of farmers from pesticide inhalation in Vidarbha as genocide committed by the state and sought criminal action against the manufacturers as well as corrupt government officials hand in […]
Vizianagaram: After 10 years as teacher in government service, D Pari Naidu one fine day decided it was time to practice and propagate organic farming for the health of current and future generations. The 58-year-old from Thotapalli village in Garugubilli mandal in Vizianagaram district, started an organic farm on the banks of River Nagavali in […]
As trends go, this is not only unique, but also never-heard-of-before initiative. What is more, it is quite productive and good for the economy. To boost agricultural knowledge, a farm resort in Punjabs Hoshiarpur is offering hands-on experience to its visitors in order to learn how farming is actually done. The visitors of the farm […]
An organic wave is sweeping through Pune, as people increasingly buy food grown without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. However, Sujata Naphade is far ahead of this wave she grows enough organic vegetables and fruits to feed her family of 14, sells what they cant consume and connects farmers who grow crops naturally […]
NEW DELHI:As part of its disaster relief, rehabilitation and response effort, the PwC India Foundation, through its partner NGO Savitribai Phule Mahila Ekatma Samaj Mandal, has restored defunct water structures and groundwater recharge for the farming community of Shelgaon village in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Our intervention has so far benefitted 1183 people and 43 wells in […]
New Delhi : The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated the 3rd annual ‘Women of India Organic Festival’ at Dilli Haat (INA), today, in the presence of Minister of State, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Shri Virendra Kumar. The festival, which will be held till October 15, has […]
With rapid urbanisation, people in metro cities are becoming increasingly health conscious. According to India fitQ 2016, a report by health and lifestyle company GOQii, which surveyed over 50,000 respondents, Mumbai was found to be the most health-conscious metro in the country, beating Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai. It is widely known that the residual […]
A few years ago, Rajeev Bittu, a chartered accountant, took his wife, Rashmi, and toddler Ritwika to his village in Gopalganj for a leisurely trip. But little did he know that the holiday was going to change his life forever. Ever since Rajeev wondered what he could do to change the unconscious prejudice urban residents […]
LEH: The first ever Ladakh Organic Farmers meet held here at Leh Polo Ground on Monday was chaired by United Nations Ambassador for Mountain Development Partnership, Drigung Skyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche. The grand event was organised by LEHO, LEDeG, Ladakh Womens Allaince, Amchi Sabha, SECMOL and Go Green Go Organic in association with the Ladakh Autonomous […]