Month: February 2013

Pro-organic food bodies to observe Feb 9 as ‘National safe food day’

By Ramaninder K Bhatia, TNN | Feb 7, 2013, 06.13 PM IST NEW DELHI: To celebrate the anniversary of first successful opposition to genetically modified (GM) food in India, and to continue their opposition to the entry of such food products in India, pro-organic food organizations have decided to commemorate the third anniversary of the moratorium as ‘Citizens’ […]

Narmada’s catchment area to be made an organic farming belt

Bhopal, Fri Feb 01 2013, 10:25 hrs An ambitious 10-year action plan to convert river Narmada’s catchment area into an organic or natural farming belt will be released during the upcoming three-day International River Festival. The International River Festival (IRF’13) will be held from February 8-10 on the banks of Narmada at Bandrabhan in Hoshangabad […]