Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated 05.11.2024 dated 16/12/2024. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled "The Last Feral Horses in India" appearing in Mongabay dated November …
Numerous reports have emphasized the need for major changes in the global food system: agriculture must meet the twin challenge of feeding a growing population, with rising demand for meat and high-calorie diets, while simultaneously minimizing its global environmental impacts. Organic farming—a system aimed at producing food with minimal harm …
KOCHI: If all goes well, Kochiites will soon be able to savour quality-rich organic vegetables. ‘Zero Waste and Safe-to-Eat Vegetables’, a major project by the district administration in association with District Agri- Horticultural Society and the Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council (VFPCK), will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy …
KOCHI: In an effort to encourage Kochiites to treat biodegradable waste at the source itself, Kochi Corporation and Yashoram Charitable Trust have launched an ‘Organic Garbage Degradation and Organic Farming’ drive in the city on Thursday. The drive involves utilisation of degraded organic garbage as manure for fruiting plants and …
Acerage down on low yield, weak prices & export curbs The cotton export debacle has created an oversupply of Bt seeds in the market with angry farmers expected to plant less area in the coming summer season. Companies are bracing for a price war in branded cotton seed, a far …
The state government is set to embark on a mission to popularise organic farming. Once the monsoon gets over — right now the state is witnessing only pre-monsoon showers — the agriculture department will identify 30 bighas of land in each of the 126 Assembly constituencies across Assam and encourage …
GUWAHATI, April 11 – In an initiative aimed at boosting hybrid rice cultivation in an unprecedented manner, the State has set an ambitious target of expanding the area under hybrid rice cultivation to 20 per cent of the total rice producing area. At present, a meagre 2.4 per cent (62,743 …
Various organisations in support of organic farming urged the Centre and the State government to ban the genetically modified seeds in the country and state. A resolution to this effect was passed at the meeting organised to mark international day of opposition to genetically modified crops here on Monday. The …
Have we become so blind that we can’t see wrinkles on the faces of farmers and their land? Live and let live goes the saying, so why are only farmers forced to toil so hard? These lines run like tickers along photographs depicting farm distress on apulkee.org — apulkee means …
New Delhi Madhya Pradesh is set for a comprehensive policy for promotion of organic method of farming through restoration of deteriorating soil health. The central Indian state's agriculture sector, which has been growing at an annual rate of 9% over the last three years and is expected to touch the …
GUWAHATI: State Agriculture Minister Nilomoni Sen Deka today expressed happiness at the increasing interest among Assam’s farmers towards organic farming. He also said that the government was looking at popularizing the concept of organic farmers further. The minister was speaking at the programme ‘Bringing Green Revolution to Assam’ at Shilpgram …
Guwahati, March 5: Dispur today unveiled a roadmap to launch organic farming in an organised and concerted manner across the state by May. Assam agriculture minister Nilamani Sen Deka announced Dispur’s plan during a state-level review meeting on ushering in green revolution in eastern India under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikash …
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Sunil Jhakhar has welcomed the Punjab Government’s decision to lower the BT cottonseed prices. Thanking the government for taking note of his statement on the floor of the House during the just concluded assembly session, he said the decision would benefit a large number of …
India is the first nation in the world to officially recognise the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for organic certification. For this, the government of India must be warmly applauded.
Biodiversity is a commonly used word to describe the variety of life on earth. It refers to the wide range of living organisms: microbes, plants, animals and their habitats. Biodiversity on organic farms accounts for efficient nutrient recycling and effective insect management. An organic farm is a balanced system where …
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s dream of India’s second green revolution taking off from Bihar seems to be coming closer to reality thanks to his namesake, Nitish Kumar, a young farmer of Darveshpura village in Nalanda district who has set what is claimed to be a world record in potato production …
The Marigowda Memorial Hall in Lalbagh, Bangalore witnessed a steady footfall of 100 to 200 people at any given time on the 13th, 14th and 15th of April. The occasion being ‘The Millet Mela’ that introduced Bangaloreans to an incredible range of millets and their lip smacking derivatives. Earth360, pioneered, …
This new report by UNEP provides a review of policies and initiatives promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production. It reviews 56 case studies, highlights the best practices and offers recommendations to scale up and replicate them worldwide. The Global Outlook on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies, developed by the United …
A group of U.S. family farmers said on Wednesday it is appealing its lawsuit against Monsanto Co to challenge the company's patents on technologies for genetically modified seeds. The group of organic farmers and seed dealers says its industry is at risk from Monsanto's growing market dominance. "Farmers are under …
Zero tilling and organic farming will not only eradicate the need for expensive fossil fuel machinery, synthetic fertilizers and crop chemicals but also increase yields substantially and make way for farmers to return to their natural state, said Foundation for Farming, (Zimbabwe) Director Brian Oderive. He was inaugurating an international …
Target: To double foodgrain output in 5 yrs Patna: Decks have been cleared for Bihar government’s ambitious agriculture roadmap for the next 10 years. The state’s agriculture Cabinet finally approved it in its meeting on Friday after incorporating the views of the farmers, MLAs and MLCs. The new roadmap for …
