Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …
IN THE depths of saline ground above a water layer that is blackish they store fresh water for their year's needs. They are the Maldharies inhabiting the vast expanse of undulating Banni porturelands located in the desert areas of the northern Kutch district of Gujarat. They are the descendents of …
THE French have never had it so bad. Roundly criticised for having gone ahead with the nuclear testing inspile of a barrage of criticisms from most countries, they are now being for blamed for the violent eruption of Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand. The eruption which started on September 25, …
Nepal's dependence on imported vehicular fuel may become a thing of the past. Oil exports Xt believe that the country has a vast potential to produce Lt- bio-diesel from the seeds of oil bearing plants. Nepal a ce produce a large quantity of plant oil through a pro" nt called …
THE Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) based in New Delhi, is setting its sights higher. Wanting to increase the country's present share of the global agricultural trade from 0.5 per cent to a more respectable 2 per cent, it has sought the participation of the private sector as its …
You were a part of the new wave of agri. culture in the"60s and beyond. You helped mechanise farming through the 2-wheel tractor, but later called it a big mistake. Why? We failed to ask ourselves a fundamental question: does the tractor mechanise agriculture or does it mechanise the buffalo? …
EVEN before the dust has settled after France's latest "nuclear outrage", the country is about to get embroiled in yet another nuke controversy. The French Academy of Sciences will officially publish a report later this month that will advise the French government to ignore an international recommendation to tighten radiation …
The people living in the harsh semi-arid mountainous region in Peru's Vilconata Valley are finally savouring the outcome of their labours: the fresh vegetables and fruits which they grew themselves. Almost every family in the valley owns a patch of "ecological garden" near its home. And the entire family tends …
THE international market for agricultural products has been severely constrained so far by the high tariff walls set up by the major developed markets. The problem has been further com- pounded by massive export subsidies granted to farm production and farm products export, particularly by the United States and the …
AUSTRALIA's premier grain growing areas have been invaded by an army of mice. According to Ken McElligot, lands minister of the grain-rich Queensland state, 400,000 tons of the cereal would be devoured by the marauding rats if immediate action is not taken to tackle them. This is nearly half the …
Planet earth's unhappy rendezvous with deadly viruses contin- ues unabated: this time it is the mosquito-borne dengue. The outbreak has occured in Central America and Mexico's southern states. Dengue is caused by 4 viruses spread largely by the JAedes aegypti mosquito. "It's becoming endemic to many areas in the American …
EXACTLY 16 months after the UK government stopped aiding research into wave power on the grounds that it had no commercial future, the world's first wave-powered electricity generator has been launched off the shore of Scotland. Promising mass production of power at a wondrously cheap rate, the new electricity generator …
ENVIRONMENTAL degradation, ecological imbalances and sustainability top the agenda of seminars and workshops today. But I have always felt that these discussions are quite superficial. I would like to share my experience and views on sustainable agriculture as a woman farmer. I stress upon the term woman farmer, because I …
The 20 papers included in this book examine 3 issues -- market access commitments, plant breeders' rights and reduction of export subsidies on agro-exports. It has been argued that the existing subsidies for the farm sector should continue to encourage this sector. Further, the reduction in farm subsidies by the …
The Indian Trade Promotion Organisation will be organising an international exposition of sophisticated technology in agriculture and industrial technology -- including environmental technology -- at Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand. Called the Worldtech '95, it is due for November 4 to December 16.
AUSTRALIA is planning to resurrect hemp or Cannabis sativa, the -crop which once grew aplenty in the continent but was later abandoned by most farmers. Its high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, which smokers reportedly find irresistible, led to widespread misuse of the crop. But its amazing potential - hemp is used …
WITH farmers using primitive methods offood storage that provide easy access to a variety of pests, the storage scenario in India is quite depressing at present. In view ofthis problem, A Thimmaiah and A Ravishankar of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute have come up with a down-to-earth method for small-scale …
A RECENT publication of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) discusses TEK - Traditional Ecological Knowledge - and its functioning in the tropical countries. It identifies 3 broad categories Of TEK. The first is the knowledge about specific components or aspects of plants, animals, soils and environmental …
In a bid to ease workload on rural wometi in coastal areas, a simple yet effective fish scaler has been developed under a Food and Agriculture Organization project (IRED-Forum, No 53). The scaler comprises of meticu- lously eleaned jagged-edged bottle tops nailed to a square, wooden bat in a way …
An international conference on "Using Diversity" was organised by the South Asian office of the International Development Research Centre in New Delhi between June 19-21, 1995. The main focus of the conference was enhancing and conserving agricultural or cultivated diversity. The discussion revolved around understanding farmer seed and variety systems, …
ORISSA'S Chilika lake is known for its natural splendour and beauty and the wealth of bird and marine life which it harbours. Recently, it has acquired additional prominence owing to the controversial prawn culture project initiated by big business houses, which the local marginal fishermen -- supported by the environmentalist …
