To encourage waste management among the urban class and tackle the growing concerns over pesticide-laced vegetables, Padma Shri awardee and organic farming practitioner Yadlapalli Venkateswara Rao along with his team is giving free rooftop organic farming classes in the city. …
September 2019
Vanrajsinh Gohil was born in 1988 in the Junavadar village of Gujarat's Bhavnagar district and believes that his destiny was pre-decided. After completing his Higher Secondary Education in 2012, he joined the family’s cotton plantation. While he enjoyed his work, he was not content…
The state government on Saturday gave its approval for a Rs.1000 cr boost to Organic farming and facilitate its certification in Jharkand. Under the scheme farmers will be given Rs.30000 per acre to practice chemical free farming.
Turning hard work into smart work, Vijaya Kala, a part-time farmer and a full-time tax-auditor is increasing her food output without toiling under the sun for hours or hopelessly waiting for the rains.
Vijaya is a resident of Kerala's Karunagappally town, who six years ago,…
Students in 20,000 government-run schools in Bihar will soon grow organic vegetables and fruits for mid-day meals, announced the state government recently.
After a successful pilot project in 100 schools in Purnea district, the state informally expanded the project to 4,000…
With changing time our environmental conditions have witnessed massive devastation. For years, human have failed to carry out developmental activities in a responsible manner, hence it has affected the entire ecosystem. The thoughtless attitude and tactless actions has cost a lot to…
At the crack of dawn, a group of children aged between six and twelve hurriedly make their way through the green fields in Guddad Hulikatti village of Karnataka’s Dharwad district to the hall where they learn yoga.
Worried about getting reprimanded for being late, the kids…
The Keezhattoor village in Kerala's Kannur district had hit the headlines over spirited protests by the farming community over a road development project. The passion for farming is so ingrained in them that they are venturing into organic practices to raise crops, especially under…
An environment services organisation, Kaavyanam Organics, produces organic agro-inputs such as fertilisers and soil fertility tonics, provides consultancy services to farmers and organisations and conducts research projects on organic agriculture and waste management.
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Between the two bordering cities of Delhi and Noida, Aamir Ahmed lives two lives. One in the posh clubs of Delhi, and the other, in a quiet village which does not even have a concrete road. In the evenings, you might find him grooving on sizzling salsa numbers with Delhi’s elite,…