Jayashree Nandi, TNN Mar 30, 2013, NEW DELHI: Innumerable guidelines, rules and safety standards may be in place to regulate pesticide usage but guess who call the shots? Pesticide dealers. They decide which pesticide and in what quantities are to be used by farmers. A recent Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study found that […]
Friday, Mar 22, 2013, 3:59 IST By Mayank Aggarwal Jindal Steel Power Limited (JSPL) forcibly acquired land of poor farmers and built a residential colony for its employees in Raigrah district, a Chhattisgarh court has held. The court has ordered the demolition of the colony and directed the company to return the land to its […]
Faizan Ahmad, TNN Mar 22, 2013, 03.40AM IST In the spotlight for creating a world record in paddy production, 35-year old farmer Sumant Kumar has come to realize that too much publicity from the national and global media is adversely affecting his farming. In 2011-12, the farmer from Darveshpura village in Nalanda in Bihar sweated […]
Hyderabad, March 22: The Andhra Pradesh Government has called for opinions from various stakeholders on the draft of the Seed Bill – 2012. The bill promises to protect the interests of the farmers in times of distress and to check malpractices in the distribution of seeds. “As stated earlier, we have put the draft online. […]
Aakriti Vasudeva, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 23, 2013 Organic foods are gaining popularity in India for their health and environmental benefits but they are also facing challenges such as high cost and fake products. Various studies have established that organic foods have higher nutritive value than the conventionally grown foods. “Many studies conducted have […]
Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 By Shikha Kumar A few brave restaurateurs are determined to bring the organic food movement to a table near you, writes Shikha Kumar. The buffet at Bangalore’s Lumiere has the usual suspects on display. But there’s one critical difference: the lettuce salad, vegetable sandwiches, chicken seekh kebabs and biryani are all […]
Prudhvi Raju March 20, 2013 The organic sector has seen growth in the last five years. Using bio pesticides in farming helps bring down the cost to farmers. Organic living seems to be the new mantra and organic food is gaining ground not only as a viable and sustainable alternative for farmers but also as a […]
RAJKOT: In yet another incident of farmer’s suicide, 60-year-old farmer has committed suicide in Ambalgadh village in Maliya-Hatina taluka of Junagadh district. According to sources, deceased has been identified as Popat Hirapara. Popat Hirapara consumed poison at his farm after his crops failed. Hirapara’s family members said that he has been under depression as his […]
Julie Mariappan, TNN | Mar 21, 2013, 03.06 PM IST CHENNAI: The state, which saw a disastrous crop failure owing to poor monsoon and Karnataka’s refusal to release water, has decided to give more thrust to the agriculture sector, with the AIADMK government allocating Rs 5,189.15 crore for the next fiscal year. Chief minister J […]
TNN Mar 21, 2013, 05.10AM IST CHANDIGARH: Punjab government has earmarked Rs 66 crore for the families of those farmers and farm workers who had committed suicide. The 4,688 affected families will get Rs 2 lakh each. This comes as a big relief for the ailing families. In its previous 2012-13 plan, the state government […]