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 …
Jorhat, Sept. 1: Tea and organic compost have changed the fortunes of Meleng Grant villagers living on the periphery of Gibbon wildlife sanctuary in Assam
Although quite a number of experiences with community supported agriculture (CSA) and box schemes in Europe and the United States have been documented, there are not so many examples from the South. Abalimi/Harvest of Hope is a special case even in the South, as it is a social enterprise that …
Sale of organic foods is one of the fastest growing market segments within the global food industry. People often buy organic food because they believe organic farms produce more nutritious and better tasting food from healthier soils. Here we tested if there are significant differences in fruit and soil quality …
Many poor urban households are active in local production of food and related activities (e.g. food processing and street vending of food, compost making, supply of animal feed). Some of these poor urban and periurban producers are mainly interested in producing food for their own household consumption, to save some …
The Government of Karnataka considers high growth of agriculture and allied sector and ensuring food security as foremost focus areas of its policies. In Karnataka, the performance of agriculture and allied sector has been a major concern as the growth rates of agricultural sector are highly varying and are often …
Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: In what could probably be the first-of-its-kind in the country, a corporate organic dairy farm is coming up in the textile town of Bhilwara. Once complete this would be the only fully automated sterilised organic cow milk plant housing 1,500 cows at Raila in Bhilwara. …
Viticulture is growing at a rate of knots in India, and the country's largest winery is leading by environmental example. Nestling just 200km from the bustling metropolis of Mumbai lies Nasik, an area of natural beauty, rich spiritual heritage and home to one of India's newest and burgeoning industries: wine.
Information cannot be denied on plea that it has been provided earlier in different case: SIC The Punjab State Information Commission has directed the Organic Farming Council of Punjab to provide information sought by an applicant even if part of it was provided to him earlier. State Information Commission Lt …
Information cannot be denied on plea that it has been provided earlier in different case: SICThe Punjab State Information Commission has directed the Organic Farming Council of Punjab to provide information sought by an applicant even if part of it was provided to him earlier.State Information Commission Lt Gen P …
MADURAI: A workshop on using organic farming techniques to cultivate flowers, paddy and vegetable cultivation was organised at Arul Anandar College in Karumathur near here by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Funded under its Farm Innovation Promotion Fund (FIPF), this programme saw more than 200 farmers from …
Sandip Das New Delhi: With rich natural resources, biodiversity, dependable rainfall (annual average close to 2000 mm) and lower use of pesticides, north eastern states of the country could become a hub for organic products cultivation, the demand for which is up in global markets, an independent research paper has …
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling elaborated on some of the "unprecedented measures" introduced by his government for the advancement of the state at the National Development Council meeting in New Delhi. The meeting, held on Saturday, was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attended by various Union Ministers, …
AMBUJ SAGAR After sticking to his guns, Sepp Blatter, the head of FIFA, conceded during the recently-concluded World Cup that there was a need to introduce goal-line technologies to avoid the kind of snafu that happened in the England-Germany game. But he still stood firm against introducing video replays to …
Experts Favour Regulatory Mechanism To Monitor Implications Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI EVEN as the fate of Bt brinjal hangs in balance, the parliamentary standing committee attached to the agriculture ministry has started examining the pros and cons of introducing genetically-modified food in India, with a panel of experts coming out …
Despite impressive growth, organic produce forms less than 1 per cent of the total farm output, at home and abroad Surinder Sud / New Delhi July 13, 2010, 0:19 IST From just 42,000 hectares under certified organic farming in 2003-04, farmland under this nature-friendly form of cultivation has expanded to …
CALLS TO REGULATE PRICING AND INTRODUCTION OF TRANSGENIC CROPS ARE GETTING LOUDER AS THE SEED BILL 2010 LOOKS SET FOR MONSOON SESSION Jayshree Nandi | TNN The fraught issue of introduction of Bt Brinjal has been shelved but all eyes are now set on the controversial Seed Bill 2010, likely …
Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar called for tapping the growing demand for organic food in domestic and international market for the benefit of farmers and the country. Describing it as an ideal option for rainfed, marginal land and hilly areas, Mr Pawar said that promotion of organic farming will not …
The JD(S) on Tuesday demanded that the government should wind up the Organic Krishi Mission. The mission is meant for BJP supporters to 'loot money', alleged JD(S) leader in the Legislative Council M C Nanaiah. Raising the issue in the Upper House, Nanaiah said the BJP had created the organic …
