JAIDEEP HARDIKAR Nagpur, Dec. 26: The Maharashtra government has given a slew of private companies permission to conduct field trials of genetically modified crops at state agriculture universities’ farms, rejecting its dissenting agriculture minister’s suggestion for a public debate first. Before this, no Indian state had allowed field trials of GM crops since October last […]
M. J. PRABHU, THE HINDU | DECEMBER 22, 2013 With the price of LPG gas cylinders going up, the need of the hour is technology that can provide cooking gas — an efficient fuel — that will help the poor, particularly the rural population. Vivekananda Kendra-Natural Resources Development (Vk- Nardep), an NGO in Kanyakumari, Tamil […]
Organisers: Fair Trade Alliance Kerala Date: January 23rd to 26th 2014 Venue: Nadavayal village, Wayanad district, Kerala. Seed Fest Organising Committee, Nadavayal, Wayanad, Kerala 670721 Thomas Nellanthadam – Convener, Org Committee – 9447080822 Thomas Kalappura – Chairman, FTAK – 9447665357 Tomy Mathew – Promoter, FTAK – 0495 2765783 Email – [email protected] Seed fest 2014 Note-PDF
National Seminar on “Relevance of Organic Farming in Indian Agriculture” Date: February 3rd & 4th, 2014 Organisers: National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Indian Institute of Science Campus, Venue: Bangalore. “Organic Farming Movement” on February 3, 2014. Dr P.K.SHETTY Professor & Former Dean National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science campus Bangalore-560012 Tel: […]
PTI | Dec 12, 2013, 02.51PM IST DUBAI: Organic food products from Indian farms will now be made available to UAE residents as part of a new deal signed between a leading UAE supermarket chain and an Indian organic food producer, according to a media report. More than 80 organic food products including cereals, pulses, […]
Date: 23 Dec 2013 (10 AM) to 23 Dec 2013 (6 PM) Venue: Zero Waste Centre, RB Towers, Azhakulam, Kovalam. Thiruvananthapuram Event Type: Others Admission: Open Zero Waste Centre was started by Thanal at Kovalam in 2003. This year Thanal is launching of redesigned of Zero Waste Centre along with an outlet of Organic Bazaar […]
Organic food store, Restore, has moved to Kottivakkam on East Coast Road. It sells millets, brown rice, cold-pressed oils, vegetables, fruits, pulses, spices, tea, groundnuts, and dry fruits. The store also sells bio-cotton textiles, terracotta pots, and books on environment, health, agriculture, ecology and gardening. It organises special lectures and conducts workshops. The store is […]
Ananda Teertha Pyati, Dec 17, 2013: The Research Institute of Organic Farming is growing a variety of crops and vegetables using organic farming methods. Ananda Teertha Pyati gives us the details. It is the era of healthy eating and it is all about going back to nature. Making strides in this endeavour is the Research […]
P Vasanth Kumar, TNN Dec 5, 2013 BANGALORE: In an interesting development,the Karnataka high court has referred to the National Green Tribunal(NGT) a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Environmental Support Group . Though ESG wanted the matter to be heard in the high court itself, a division bench headed by Chief Justice D H […]
We are glad to invite you to register as Delegate for the 7th CMS VATAVARAN – Asia’s Largest Film Festival and Forum on Environment & Wildlife – from (Thursday – Monday) Jan 30 to Feb 03, 2014 at IGNCA lawns, New Delhi. The festival theme this year is ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation,’ to promote living in […]