Raghbir Singh Brar, Hindustan Times Faridkot, October 30, 2012 Farmers have no alternative but to burn paddy stubble. The pollution control board puts advisories in newspaper advertisement columns and invites farmers to the five biomass plants in the state where they can sell the stubble but it doesn’t help. Five plants aren’t enough. No wise […]
Thiruvananthapuram, October 31, 2012 No diversion of farmland will be allowed, says Minister K.P. Mohanan says the present Bill will be detrimental to farm sectorFarm sector has been witnessing shrinking acreage Minister for Agriculture K.P. Mohanan has said the department will suggest amendments to the land utilisation Bill to prevent the diversion of farmland for other […]
NEW DELHI, OCT. 30: The Land Acquisition Bill, which was cleared by a Group of Ministers earlier this month, is likely to be placed before the Cabinet on November 15, according to Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. In a move to appease the people giving up land, who were unhappy with the soft draft of […]
GoM chairman Sharad Pawar and rural development minister Jairam Ramesh met today briefly to finalise the key aspects of the bill BS Reporter / New Delhi Oct 29, 2012, 21:57 IST Acquisition of land for private purposes would require consent of 80 per cent of the land owners as per the land bill that was […]
Press Trust of India October 29, 2012 New Delhi: Newly-appointed Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy today said science was not clear yet on the issue of GM crops and it should not be treated as an ideological issue. “I think the problem of GM crops is under discussion at the global level. Scientific […]
Dr Venkat Reddy, the vice president of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha passed away from a heart attack on October 21 2012. Dr Venkat Reddy’s death is a huge loss to the farmers movement. In KRRS, he has left a legacy of his profound dedication to the movement and has inspired many, especially youth to […]
T. NANDAKUMAR Study coordinated by CTCRI explores their resilience to drought and potential as substitute crop Scientists from agricultural universities in 18 States from across the country are studying the resilience of tuber crops to climate change, in a research project aimed at reducing the impact of climate change and ensuring food security. The project, […]
The New Indian Express, 22nd October 2012 T’Puram: Concluding the World Food Day observance, Thanal, a city-based NGO, organised a function to honour organic farmers here the other day. Poet Sugathakumari inaugurated the function. Cash awards were presented to 12 organic farmers based on their produce which varied from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 5,000/-. A […]
by Tejinder Narang October 25, 2012 The fear of drought in India has abated with late precipitation of the monsoon in September this year. However, the country continues to suffer from a drought of formalised tabulated data of agro items on a real-time or monthly basis, though many estimates continue to fatigue the print and […]
By Express News Service – HYDERABAD 15th October 2012 12:14 PM The People’s Biodiversity Festival at Nampally exhibition grounds witnessed a turnout of 3,000 people on Sunday. People from all walks of life experienced the real biodiversity of the nation, and the festival saw a number of new stalls springing up enthused by the public response. […]