Nigeria, Mar 11: There is no doubt any longer that our food from our once natural farms are now being contaminated with killer poisons in the forms of pesticides and herbicides. And wow, the food still grace our kitchens and dining tables in Nigeria. All the thanks for this go to agriculture practices from Europe […]
Imphal, Mar 9: Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam has said that organic farming can be a preferable model for the development of the State as it offers multiple benefits like economic development, natural resource conservation and healthier population. He was speaking at the chief guest of the opening function of one-day National workshop on Paramparagat Krishi […]
Imphal, Mar 6 : Loumee Shinmee Apunba Lup, Manipur (LOUSAL) is set to take up mass training programme on organic farming in the State soon. LOUSAL president Mutum Churamani, in a press meet held at the lup’s head office at Brahmapur Guru Aribam Leikai today said the use of chemicals and fertilizers in cultivation of […]
Ranchi, Mar 4: Padma Shri Ashok Bhagat has been chosen as one of the members of the newly constituted central empowered committee on mid-day meal scheme in February. The secretary of Vikas Bharti tells TOI’s Dhritiman Ray about how manpower crisis is affecting the MDM scheme and about his NGO’s check dam initiative in the […]
Guwahati, Mar 4: The budgetary allocation of Rs. 115 crore for development of ‘Organic Value Chain’ in Northeast will prove to be a “game-changer” for the entire region, said Jitendra Singh, Union minister for Development of North Eastern Region(DoNER). The Union budget, presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 29, proposed to convert five lakh […]
New Delhi, Mar 5: Shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, his first economic plan promised modern cities, manufacturing corridors and bullet trains to aspirational Indians yearning to join a ‘neo middle class.’ This week his latest budget struck a much different tone, listing a slew of moves to help villagers that […]
Gangtok, Mar 6: When the world is laying stress on chemical-free foods, India’s northeast region has shown the way to organic farming. Sikkim has become the country’s first organic state, and is shining as a flag bearer in the race to adopt environment-friendly measures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently announced Sikkim as the “first […]
New Delhi, Mar 5: The government announced that it would allocate 55 billion rupees (Dh3 billion) in the next financial year, which begins next month, to its new crop insurance scheme. This aims to protect farmers if they suffer losses because of natural disasters, for example. India will provide incentives to boost the production of […]
Hyderabad, Mar 5: India needs to tap a more sustainable and eco-friendly way of modernising its infrastructure. However, seldom has the ‘go green’ theory been put into practice. Now there is a ray of hope with Hyderabad-based Likitha Bhanu’s, 27, co-founder of Terra Greens (TG), a farm-to-table organic farm enterprise. Bhanu talks about her concept […]
Jaipur, Mar 6: His parents wanted him to be a successful engineer in United States of America, but an urge to stop the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, brought 40-year-old Randeep Kang back to his village 90 F in Sriganganagar district of the state. He studied electronics, and yet his fascination towards agriculture […]