Deogarh farmers reap big profits
DEOGARH: Many farmers in Deogarh are keen on watermelon cultivation considering the suitable climatic conditions. The district administration on its part is extending all support to the farmers.
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Deogarh farmers reap big profits
DEOGARH: Many farmers in Deogarh are keen on watermelon cultivation considering the suitable climatic conditions. The district administration on its part is extending all support to the farmers.
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Croatia says finds likely BSE in dead cow
Croatia has detected a possible first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow slaughtered last week, the agriculture ministry said. "Unfortunately, I have the ungrateful task to
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No proper drainage, rising groundwater levels cause for worry
Kinnow growers in Abohar have been forced to switch to cultivating vegetables; houses in villages have developed cracks
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High and dry: climate change, water, and the economy
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/climate_water.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate
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Water and cereals in drylands
Cereals are by far the most important source of food throughout the world, either directly for human consumption or indirectly in the form of animal feed for livestock products consumed as food. With world population set to rise to nine billion by 2050, there is an urgent need to examine ways to increase cereal production.
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Climate change and food security in Pacific Island countries
This document presents the results of a partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and the University of the South Pacific. It presents the issues and requirements that Pacific islands face regarding the impacts of climate change on food sources and water.
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Western Ghats: Ecologically Sensitive Area reduced to 56,825 sq km
High-level working group appointed by ministry had identified 13,108 sq km as ESA, which included 123 villages of Kerala The Ministry of Environment and Forests has notified that the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) in Kerala is spread over an area of 9,993.7 sq km only. This includes 9,107 sq km of forest and 886.7 sq km of non-forest area.
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Draft Kasturi note cuts ESA on Kerala’s demand
Days after getting the Election Commission’s nod, the Centre on Tuesday brought out the draft notification on the Western Ghats, reducing the originally earmarked Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) by 3,115
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In Maharashtra, 23 farmers commit suicide in hailstorm-hit villages
Puts Congress-NCP alliance under embarassing situation ahead of Lok Sabha polls About 23 farmers from the hailstorm and untimely rainfall hit villages in Maharashtra have so far committed suicides. Six each are from the underdeveloped Vidarbha region and Nashik in north Maharashtra, 10 from Aurangabad and one from Sangli.
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Can't see red over Brown Cloud now
Faced with evidence that the haze of pollutants over the Indian Ocean could adversely affect monsoons, agriculture and even public health, New Delhi has decided to join the international Atmospheric
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CM for early revival of Talcher fertiliser plant
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday demanded early revival of the Talcher plant of the Fertiliser Corporation of India Limited (FCIL). In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
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Ecological imbalance main cause
Agriculture, ecology and bio- diversity are on the verge of danger due early drying up of water bodies every year and indiscriminate and excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crop
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Mitigating global warming while providing sustainable livelihoods
Mitigating global warming while providing sustainable livelihoods.
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Climate change and its implications for small farmers
The threat of climate change on global survival systems has emerged as a critical, urgent issue. The earth
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Study climate change impact on crops'
Noted scientist and adviser to the Indian space research organization M.G.K Menon urged agriculture scientists over the weekend to study the impact of climate change on crops. He also made the
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Accra 2008: The bumpy road to aid effectiveness in agriculture
The 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness will be reviewed at the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra in September 2008. The Paris Declaration establishes operating principles for donors and recipient governments to improve the effectiveness of aid.
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Indian ban on imports of US poultry sparks WTO dispute
Washington announced yesterday that it has initiated consultations with New Delhi at the WTO over India's prohibition on imports of US poultry, chicken eggs, and other agricultural products - the first
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Britain-India biodiversity pact soon
British minister for rural affairs, landscape and biodiversity Jim Knight recently said that a bilateral pact between India and the United Kingdom is in the offing to address issues like depletion of
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Government will decide on compensation for farmers, says CM
JAIPUR: The BJP, on Monday, came down heavily on the Ashok Gehlot government on the issue of relief for farmers whose crops were destroyed due to extreme cold wave and additional funds to the tune of over