In 2008, 38-year-old Aiyanna Gowda took over his father’s farmland in Yeddaldoddi (Sindhnur taluk), Raichur—about 470km from Bengaluru. Though his family had cultivated paddy for decades, Gowda had new ideas after he met award winning agriculturist Subhash Palekar, who has…
September 2018
In the presence of five Cabinet ministers, top government officials and Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur Monday gave nod to the innovative ‘zero budget’ farming initiative. Explaining the benefits of ‘zero budget’ farming, Thakur said that income of farmers…
Punjab’s drug problem is an open secret. Growing up in Jalandhar, Anurag Arora knew that he wanted to help children and youth in his state escape the drug vice. His aim was one: to tap agriculture and academics – two seemingly unrelated sectors – and contribute to nation building.…
The Collector suggested the farmers to create a whatsapp group along with the members of Farmers Coordination Committees and agriculture officials to know update on various details regarding agriculture sector and to seek solutions to several problems from experts that…
Supermarket sales of organic food and drink in the UK have risen by 4% this year, new figures reveal, marking seven consecutive years of growth.
Make your contribution in saving the Earth by using biodegradable sanitary pads, organic jeans and 100 per cent vegan skincare products. With Tuesday being the World Environment Day, make a conscious effort and change the dynamics of the depleting environment. Manohar Kamath, Head…
President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law regulating production, storing and transportation of organic produce in Russia. The decree bans agrochemicals, pesticides, antibiotics growth stimulators and hormones.