The 2nd National Workshop on Panchagavya is being organised at APIIIT in Basara, Adilabad district, Telangana. This is 190 kms from Hyderabad. On 26th and 27th July 2015, 11 am to 5 pm. While I do not have the name stored in my phone against this number, this is an SMS I received from 08186037618.
“Greenpeace India and its members have made several defamatory statements against the tea industry as well as pesticides industry in the defamatory report. These remarks are highly defamatory to the manufacturers and marketers of pesticides in India who have suffered loss of reputation amongst their buyers, distributors and the public at large,” the complaint said.
Sangamesh Menasinakai, TNN | Jul 6, 2015 HUBBALLI: The Dr Gangubai Hangal Gurukul in Hubballi has gone organic, growing vegetables and fruits in its garden space. The students and staff tend to the kitchen garden spread over one gunta, helping the Gurukul canteen achieve about 80% self-dependency in the requirement of veggies, sourcing lady’s finger, […]
TNN | Jul 3, 2015 DHARWAD: The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD), has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University (HBAU), Daqing, China, to take up studies and research in coarse cereals organic farming.
Anju Agnihotri Chaba July 2, 2015 Amarjit Singh employing mulching in his sugarcane-urad intercropped field. After sowing turmeric around late-May/early-June, Avtar Singh covers his entire field with a 3-4 inch-thick layer of paddy straw. “I do it so that my crop and the soil get proper shade from direct sunlight,” says this farmer from Mullanpur […]
Imphal, June 30 2015 : The Regional Centre of Organic Farming (RCOF), Imphal conducted a one day training programme for farmers on ‘Organic farming’ at the assembly hall of village chief, village panchayat Kangvai, Churachandpur on June 29 .
Binay Singh, TNN | Jul 1, 2015 VARANASI: Meet Munni Devi (58), a resident of Ghughari village in Chiraigaon block. Facing starvation a few years back due to slump in saree industry, she is today financially self-reliant. With a modest beginning of farming on five biswa land taken on rent, the woman is cultivating vegetables […]
July 01, 2015 Press Trust of India Mumbai, Jul 1: In the wake of rising number of farmers suicide cases in Maharashtra, Union Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari today said innovation and intervention is necessary to overcome the challenges faced by the farming community. ”Considering the current challenging situation like lack of rains and expensive fertilisers […]
Chennai June 23, 2015 Today, they have a lush green farm with 150 mango, 5 tamarind, 60 jackfruit, 15 amla and 5 lemon trees besides several other crops, all cultivated through organic farming techniques. Believing in organic farming, they haven’t only increased the productivity of their farm but are helping their peers with the art.