Month: August 2012

03:52 pm July 31, 2012 by ELIZA BARCLAY The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan drew international attention a few years back for saying gross national happiness should trump gross domestic product when measuring a nation’s progress. If you’re going to prioritize happiness, the Bhutanese thinking goes; you’d better include the environment and spiritual and mental […]

Manosh Das, TNN | Jul 31, 2012, 12.03PM IST SHILLONG: The northeast, where very little amount of fertilizers and pesticides are used for agriculture, has immense potential for organic farming, agricultural experts and scientists have long pointed out. The region has the potential to carve a niche in the organic foods market once the production, […]