Environment

Development does not destroy environment, greed does

A balance between development and environment is possible. Germany is a highly industrialized country yet it is a clean country.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Environmentalists, Industry, Industrial Pollution, Madhav Gadgil, Germany, Renewable Energy, Organic Farming, Environmental Security, Environment
Solid Waste

NGO launches device for easy disposal of solid waste

The city has always been a poor performer in waste management and garbage disposal and the situation is getting worse by the day.

Publication Date: 
14/01/2015
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Guwahati, Waste Disposal, Waste Management, NGO, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Organic Farming, Solid Waste
Agriculture

Organic farming not always best for environment, says government adviser

Lord Krebs claims that organic farming needs more land than conventional methods to produce the same yield

Publication Date: 
08/01/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Agriculture, Organic Farming, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Adaptation, GM Crops, Biotechnology, United Kingdom (UK)
Agriculture

Soil atlas 2015: facts and figures about earth, land and fields

2015 is the International Year of Soils. This Soil Atlas shows what can succeed and why the soil should concern us all.

Publication Date: 
07/01/2015
Paul Mundy
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Soil Resources, Agriculture, Land, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Fertiliser Industry, India, Global, Fodder, Crops, Energy, Mining, Urbanisation, Dryland Farming, Organic Farming, Land Reforms
Agriculture

Organic farming: Madurai farmer reaps 792kg of paddy crop from 20 cents of land

A farmer in Madurai district, who adopted organic farming, has reaped a handsome paddy harvest.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2015
J Arockiaraj
Times Of India (Madurai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Madurai (D), Farmers, Organic Farming, Rice, Crops, Agriculture
Agriculture

Former CS exhorts farmers to switch to organic farming

Former Chief Secretary (CS) RS Tolia today emphasised on bringing more and more farmers from the state into the ambit of organic farming.

Publication Date: 
05/01/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Organic Farming, Farmers, Vegetables, Agriculture
Agriculture

A dynamic economic model of soil conservation involving genetically modified crop

This paper attempts to model the positive role of cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) crop with its soil-anchoring root-characteristic and use of conservation-tillage technology, in saving organic matter contents in the topsoil and reducing soil erosion.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2015
Amrita Chatterjee
Madras School of Economics
Tags:
GM Crops, Soil Erosion, Agriculture, Soil Resources, India, Organic Farming
Agriculture

Organic farming catching up fast with farmers in state

Programme extended to entire state after success of pilot project
The benefits of going the organic way

Publication Date: 
31/12/2014
Bhanu P Lohumi
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Himachal Pradesh, Shimla (D), Organic Farming, Soil Erosion, Kinnaur, Farmers, Agriculture
Agriculture

MP maximum area under organic farming in country

Madhya Pradesh has maximum 25 lakh 82 thousand hectares under organic farming in the country. This is about half of total organic farming area in India.

Publication Date: 
17/12/2014
Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Organic Farming, Farmers
Agriculture

Go for organic farming: Experts

Experts from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) while interacting with farmers at Agro Tech 2014 stated that the use of new-age methods such as organic farming and solar energy in farm oper

Publication Date: 
24/11/2014
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Organic Farming, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Farmers, Solar Energy, Agriculture

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