Today’s Paper » NATIONAL » NEW DELHI CHANDIGARH, February 16, 2013 Various farmers’ unions, environmentalists, social groups, scientific and health organisations as well as individual intellectuals came together on Friday to oppose the decision of the Punjab Government which recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the multi-national company Monsanto to what was projected as promoting […]
Staff Correspondent : A software engineer gave up a bright career in a multinational company in Bangalore three years ago to take up organic farming and dairying near Mysore. He, with six other like-minded persons who have passion for farming, has now turned into a full-fledged farmer. Balachandra, a native of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, […]
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) February 12th, 2013 Declaring that they will only rely only on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops, Bhutan intends to become the first country to produce exclusively organic food. Banning the sale of pesticides and herbicides within its borders, Bhutan is largely organic already. The government expects that this […]
TNN Feb 10, 2013, 01.23AM IST VADODARA: The city gave the thumbs up signal to a nationwide call given by citizens groups to celebrate the anniversary of moratorium on Bt Brinjal as ‘National Safe Food Day by bringing out a rally here on Saturday. Mayor Jyoti Pandya flagged off the rally, saying the city would […]
By Ramaninder K Bhatia, TNN | Feb 7, 2013, 06.13 PM IST NEW DELHI: To celebrate the anniversary of first successful opposition to genetically modified (GM) food in India, and to continue their opposition to the entry of such food products in India, pro-organic food organizations have decided to commemorate the third anniversary of the moratorium as ‘Citizens’ […]
Bhopal, Fri Feb 01 2013, 10:25 hrs An ambitious 10-year action plan to convert river Narmada’s catchment area into an organic or natural farming belt will be released during the upcoming three-day International River Festival. The International River Festival (IRF’13) will be held from February 8-10 on the banks of Narmada at Bandrabhan in Hoshangabad […]
Kochi, January 30, 2013 K. Pradeep K.M. Hilal believes in the natural way of life. As a man who is in the process of transforming rice cultivation in Kerala, he talks about the benefits of Zero-Budget Natural Farming. Prakash Venkataraman quit his job as Hardware Engineer in the U.S., took up a job in Bangalore, so […]
R. KRISHNA KUMAR THE HINDU | JANUARY 26, 2013 Down to earth, devoid of any airs about what they do, they come across as conventional farmers. But scratch the surface and they emerge as a breed apart with characteristic features out of the ordinary. Rooted in agriculture, they are also great conservationists who have taken […]
A. M. Jigeesh I think some kind of a taxation policy should be there to encourage the garment industry, so that it can compete in the international market. DIGVIJAYA SINGH, GENERAL SECRETARY, INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS With the formalisation of Rahul Gandhi’s number-two position in the Congress party, his “guru” in politics and Congress General Secretary […]
Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically, has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, according to a new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. Regions with the largest certified organic agricultural land in 2010 were Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island nations […]