Jul 22, 2013 Author(s): Sayantan Bera Kesarpadi residents cancel government’s settlement of community forest rights; unanimously reject Vedanta bauxite mining proposal Two days of pouring rain did little to dampen the spirit of the forest people of Niyamgiri. The second palli sabha or village council meeting at Kesarpadi in Rayagada district took a critical decision […]
By PTI | 22 Jul, 2013, 08.39PM IST NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court appointed committee is learnt to have recommended moratorium on field trials for Bt in food crops in the country, contending that there was no definitive information about their long term safety. The technical expert committee (TEC) consisting of experts in the fields […]
Ecovillage Design Education course will be conducted in Odia. Date: 10th September – 8th October, 2013 Venue: siddharth village community school of ecology, Kakirigumma, Koraput. About: This Ecovillage Design Education course is certified by Gaia Education, Scotland, U.K. which is an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of education for Sustainable Development 2004-2014. The […]
Organizers : Srila Prabhupada Dandavat pranam Objectives: It will be 12 months Program inclusive of Vaishnav – Vegan – Jain Food & Stay & Travel around the country Email: Profile /Biodata to [email protected] Contact: 98 67 64 64 64 Gajanand agarwal Skype:-gajanandagarwal For more information: Creating a Self Sustainable Vedic Food Forest
For more information : Open source seed systems concept note 1.0 Workshop: Open Source Seeds Systems Dr. G. V. Ramanjaneyulu Centre for Sustainable Agriculture 12-13-445, Street no-1, Tarnaka, Secunderabad-500 017 Ph. 04027017735, Mobile 09000699702 Emails: [email protected]; [email protected]
Greetings friend: We would like to invite you and your family to take part in a week without GMO foods between Sept.29 & Oct. 5. Over the course of this week, whether shopping for food, eating at home, or going out for meals, we plan to consume only those foods that are free of genetically […]
Following will be the part of festival- * Stalls of Organic Products * Seminars & Discussions * Environment related Games for Children * Cultural Evenings * Photo Exibition * Workshops on organic kitchen gardening, natural farming and insect literacy. Volunteers are invited to participate in • Planning • Publicity • Decoration • Management For More […]
The UPA Government has introduced an unwanted, flawed piece of controversial legislation in the Parliament ironically on World Earth Day (April 22nd), in the form of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill 2013, despite strident opposition from within and outside the Parliament. This Bill proposes a single window, fast track approval mechanism for […]
Date: 26th to 29th of July 2013 Venue: GANDHI BHAVAN FARM at Chhatarpur ( 130km from Jhansi on road) Arrangement for stay will be organized at Gandhi Bhavan and nearby places. For more information : OFAI-OFS-programme Contact: Dr. Bharatendu Prakash Organic Farming Association- North India Coordination (OFAI) 51 SUN CITY CHHATARPUR 471001 09425814405
By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS | Wed Jul 17, 2013 4:45pm EDT (Reuters) – Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it will withdraw all pending approval requests to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union, due to the lack of commercial prospects for cultivation there. “We will be withdrawing the approvals in the […]