The environment ministry's 'No-go' areas for miners are back on the government's agenda. However, the forbidden regions will get a new name and be determined by rigorous and objective criteria, unlike
Tanneries, which have mushroomed in and around Sialkot over last decade, major factor in environmental degradation.
The Tatas pulled out of Singur; the Salims of Indonesia out of Nandigram. What is still ticking is the Jindals
To examine the issue of Arsenic in ground water and its far reaching consequences on various aspects the ‘Parliamentary Committee on Estimates’ headed by Hon’ble Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi had chosen the
The State Government has decided to permit farmers to install their own transformer for taking new irrigation pump connection and extending the line. The government has taken this novel decision in view of the farmers
In a bid to check falling pepper prices due to an import surge from Sri Lanka, Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy has asked commerce minister Kamal Nath to place it in India's restricted list of
Deteriorating power condition have affected banana cultivation in Dapora which feeds India's biggest banana mandi in Burahanpur, some 20 km from in Bhopal.The cultivated area of India's largest
The Food Security Act will finally bring storage solutions for India
Jaipur: The environment report card is out and Rajasthan is among the worst performers in the country. A latest compendium of “Environment Statistics India 2012” released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) indicates that Rajasthan’s environment situation is appalling. The state has the fifth highest consumption for pesticides in the country. This despite Rajasthan’s contribution to agriculture being under 10% nationally. Moreover, agrarian states like Punjab and Haryana have witnessed a dip in usage of pesticides even as it goes up in Rajasthan. The report noted that the due to excess use of pesticides, organisms develop resistance and lead to major health issues.
The PAN book was written to address the concerns of policy makers around the world who are faced with the need to replace the use of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) with safer and sustainable alternatives.
Darjeeling, May 5: The Union finance ministry has cleared two foreign direct investment proposals from the Darjeeling tea industry, the first FDI approval since 1974 for the branded brew sector in the hills.
Spiralling global food and fuel prices could pose new hurdles to the government
Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study
Andal (Burdwan), May 4: Over 450 unwilling farmers whose land has been taken for the airport city project in Burdwan
As a first step towards making the farm sector free of chemical pesticides and putting the State on the path towards total organic farming, Kerala on Wednesday decided to ban the sale and use of all highly hazardous pesticides carrying red label, including the widely used Furadan.
<p>The FAO Global Information and Early Warning System has released the latest Global Food Price Monitor, citing an increase in the FAO Cereal Price Index in April. Global prices of wheat and maize increased sharply last month, while global rice prices continued to decline.</p>
Identifies 266 Projects In 12th Year Plan Jaipur: Assessing the critical infrastructure gaps in the state, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has identified 266 projects under the 12th Five Year Plan, entailing a financial outlay of Rs 5,028 crore. However, for the financial year 2013-2014, the agency has drawn up a list of 50 projects covering priority areas such as minor irrigation, warehousing, animal husbandry and rural connectivity.
As part of a project to tackle man-animal conflict in the North Wayanad forest division, villages bordering the forests in the Thirunelly grama panchayat limits have been ringed with a 34-km solar fence to stave off raids by wild animals. The Kerala Forest Development Corporation has installed the fence for the Forest and Wildlife Department. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has financed the work. Minister for Forests K.B. Ganesh Kumar inaugurated the first phase of the project at Kattikulam, near Mananthavady, on Tuesday.
Poverty in Mozambique has fallen but not nearly quick enough, according to a new World Bank report. Official data shows that poverty fell from 69.7% in 1996 to 46.1% in 2015 but for each percentage point
Swarleen Kaur Chandigarh: Haryana state agricultural marketing board has got a mixed response for its hi-tech vegetable and fruit management facilities at the commodity hubs-cum-wholesale markets in five cities, and will lease out these facilities here in about a month.
