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 …
Two formidable challenges seem to overarch agriculture and food production in this century: how to end hunger and how to keep global warming at a level that will allow humanity and the agroecosystems we depend upon to adapt in a noncatastrophic way. Two outstanding paradoxes mark these challenges: Modern agriculture …
A Jammu-based agricultural scientist has warned farmers growing Bt cotton in Punjab and Haryana against complacency, as the cash crop could fall prey to various pests in the coming years. Dr. Rajinder Peshan, associate professor at the division of agriculture extension education of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, after years …
Mumbai: Campaigns against genetically modified (GM) food are gearing up in India with various social and consumer groups uniting against it. Organisations like Grahak Panchayat and Greenpeace India have recently started mass movements, trying to bring awareness among people about the dangers of GM food. click here The Mumbai unit …
Karntataka State Organic Krishi Mission is said to have decided to release Rs 176 crore to Organic Farming Trust which took birth only nine months ago to popularise the organic farming methods. It is said that many of those active in the trust are closely associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha. …
Ludhiana: Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana, honoured five progressive farmers during the two-day Kisan Mela that began on the university premises here today. The farmers who have been honoured are Gurdev Kaur Deol of Ayyali Khurd village in Ludhiana district, Jagdeep Singh Dhillon of Kanoi village in Sangrur district, Amar …
Hands on: Agri expo organised by the students of Agricultural College and Research Institute of the TNAU, Madurai. PUDUKOTTAI: The final year students of Agriculture College & Research Institute, Madurai organised an agri-oriented exhibition at the Government Higher Secondary School at Arimalam in the district recently. The exhibition was arranged …
Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday dubbed the State organic farming mission as a programme serving only the BJP party workers. Stating that he was not against the organic farming, he questioned the manner of implementing the mission.
Opposition in the Zilla Panchayat has demanded a Lokayukta probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds of the Organic Farming Mission, being executed by the Agriculture department. ZP CEO Shivashankar, ZP President Santhosh Kumar Bhandary and Vice President Jagannath Salian at the Zilla Panchayat meeting in Mangalore on Monday. DH …
Since the time accreditation was introduced to organic farming in 2001, India has touched the one million hectare mark as compared to 42,000 hectares of land in 2003-04. S K Pattanayak, joint secretary and mission director, National Horticulture Mission, Ministry of Agriculture, said, "Under the National Horticulture Mission, launched in …
Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of …
Understanding the issues and perspectives of the community, giving voice to their ideas and facilitating institutional building are key in bringing about a sustainable and equitable change. Bringing a
This report begins with an overview of existing on-farm food safety policies and programs. It then analyzes the ramifications of existing and proposed protocols, and offers recommendations for improving produce safety while preserving the diversity of farm sizes and production methods present in the U.S. food system.
Vidarbha village looks for options other than suicide At a time when the traditional cropping pattern of suicide-ravaged Vidarbha has all but disappeared under the lure of quick cash from soybean, a tiny village of 48 farming households in Maharashtra
Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients. Skip to next paragraph Top, Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times; Above, Genetic ID A campaign …
Hyderabad, Aug. 28: The committee on wildlife and environment protection on Thursday recommended the utilisation of bio-fertilisers to encourage people-friendly organic farming. The committee also sought more subsidy for bio-fertilisers in comparison to synthetic fertilisers. The committee, headed by the former Speaker, Mr K.R. Suresh Reddy, and comprising members of …
1/3rd Of Workforce Below 14 Yrs Of Age; Remaining Under 18 Yrs Fall Prey To Rape & Sexual Abuse While Being Forced To Work In Fields Akhilesh Kumar Singh & Rao Jaswant Singh | TNN Upla-Bilia village, Rajasthan: It was on the night of August 17 that Punjilal Ahuri received …
