Sharing the losses
a union of Belgian farmers has expressed happiness at the "purple-green' coalition decision to assist farmers who had suffered as a result of their food being contaminated by the
a union of Belgian farmers has expressed happiness at the "purple-green' coalition decision to assist farmers who had suffered as a result of their food being contaminated by the
Vegetable farming is an important income generating activity in parts of rural Nepal. However, vegetable farming is pesticide intensive and pesticide exposure is beginning to emerge as a problem. A SANDEE study examines the impacts of pesticide use on vegetable farmers in the mid-hills area of Nepal, some 40km
With the completion of an ambitious project of segregating domestic and agriculture load, all villages in Haryana will get three-phase power supply for the entire duration during which power is supplied. The idea behind the move is to ensure that there is no shortage of power for drinking water and other activities dependent on three-phase power supply.
Move follows unrest among farmers in some areas. B.S. Satish Kumar Farmers are set to become equity partners in renewable energy projects in Karnataka.
DIFFERENCES have emerged within the government over mandatory blending of petrol with ethanol. Fertilisers & chemicals minister MK Azhagiri has written to the prime minister asking that the November 2009 decision of the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) be reviewed and the mandatory blending be deferred until such time as enough ethanol is available for consumers.
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different.
Minister Gives No Assurance To Trinamool & DMK On Rollback; NCP Backs Pranab
EVEN as the budget appears to have some benefits for the Punjab farmers, especially in terms of direct delivery of subsidies on fertilisers, easy mobility of grain from one state to another and conservation of natural resources especially groundwater resources, the increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel will result in higher cost of production for various crops, which may not go down well fo
Centre All Set To Fix Price At Rs 27/Litre; Industry Says Move To Spell Loss For OMCs THE Centre is all set to fix the price of ethanol at Rs 27 per litre this week under intense pressure from the powerful sugar lobby. This will ensure fat bottom lines for the entire sugar industry even while it does not guarantee higher cane price for the producer.
Godrej Industries is planning to commercially generate power from palm oil biomass in the next 2-3 years, a move expected to give boost to green energy production in the country.
By December, 50,000 applications will be covered, and another 50,000 by March Shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in open market, cost among complaints CHENNAI: The State government's latest scheme of providing free electricity connections to two lakh farmers in the fast mode is experiencing teething troubles. Complaints of the shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in the open market, risin
ENVIRONMENT Minister Jairam Ramesh renewed his attack on the use of diesel of luxury cars and shrugged off protests by some manufacturers of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV), saying the government controls the price of the fuel only to help farmers, not the rich. The government earns tax revenue from diesel sales, but does not allow its retail price to rise to the prevailing international leve
Bhopal: To solve the electricity problems of farmers, Energy Department has issued necessary directives to State's three electricity distribution companies to ensure responsibility of field officials to comply with the same. After receiving complaints of registering false cases of electricity thefts against farmers, the State Government has said that competent officials will investigate matters
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Patient capital can help provide reliable and green electricity to the rural poor
the massacre at Nandigram came as a shock to most. In retrospect, though, it needn't have. cpi(m)'s unrelenting drive to industrialise and urbanise West Bengal has had the makings of a disaster for
Large scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife human conflict in recent times
Yala, January 25, 2007: Sri Lanka's only known crossed-tusk elephant in the wild, known locally as Dalaputtuwa dies of paralysis caused by gunshot wounds in the periphery of a highly protected
West Bengal s Left Front government is all set to displace farmers