Steefni Cruz & Shalaka Mainkar, TNN | May 8, 2015 PANAJI: Unseasonal rains may have slightly affected the Konkan fruit festival 2015, but not the enthusiasm of organizers, participants and visitors, as the 11th edition indicated. Organized by Botanical Society of Goa, visitors had started streaming in much earlier in the day before it was […]
May 09, 2015 Taking a cue from Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s advice that urine should be used as fertliser to grow bigger plants, the Maharashtra government is drawing up plans to use urine collected from multiplexes for organic farming.
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): An exhibition showcasing varieties of folk seeds and other crops was inaugurated in Kolkata on Saturday. The two- day festival is being organised by a group of non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) with the aim of promoting conservation of indigenous crops and organic farming.
A.R. Vasavi May 3, 2015 Gajendra Singh Rajput from Dausa. Hargovind Harane from Vidarbha . Gosai Patra from Bardhaman. Why did these farmers take their own lives? In the light of the burning issue of farmer suicides across the country, A.R. Vasavi looks at the plight of the marginalised cultivator.
Priya Menon When a routine blood test revealed that she was pre-diabetic, Saradha Venugopal decided that she had to give her diet a serious overhaul. Cutting out white rice, processed food and cola, she began incorporating thinai (foxtail millet) adai and kambu (pearl millet) dosa into her daily menu.
02/05/2015 AHMEDABAD — looking at the rising demand for organic farm products the world over, Gujarat government today announced subsidy for farmers engaged in this rapidly growing system of agriculture in the state.
Snigdha Sinha | April 30, 2015 Back in mid 2000, Abhishek Pandey, a hospitality and catering graduate, noticed that customers were being charged exorbitant prices for organic food while interning at a famous chain of hotels.
Janadhanya is introducing COMPLETE HOME GARDENING KIT during MILLET MELA from 1st to 3rd May 2015 at Lalbagh, Bengaluru. All are welcome to visit and buy home gardening kit to create your own garden in organic way by using Indigenous variety of vegetable seeds. Please find attachment for more information
Food is not to make you happy and healthy, now. It is a commodity, laced with pesticides, antibiotics, preservatives, hormones and other unwanted chemicals applied to reduce “pest”, to produce “more”, to appear big and glossy – rather than TASTY, FLAVORFUL, NUTRITIOUS & HEALTHY like – Folk crops. In spite of all odds, it is […]
TNN | Apr 26, 2015 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Plant a sapling with a reason and make it a special day of your loved ones, says a city based self-help group Go Green Save Earth (GGSE).