Ranchi, Aug. 20: Renowned ecologist and activist Vandana Shiva held the wrong agriculture policy responsible for the current food crisis in the country and called for organic farming. She also stressed on the need to restrain farmers from purchasing hybrid seeds.
Ranchi, Aug. 20: A suddenly benevolent rain god may not be able to undo the damage done by the drought devil.
Though the capital and several parts of the state witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours and there is forecast for more, the state is staring at an acute drinking water crisis in coming months, courtesy the prolonged dry spell that preceded this shower largesse.
The D-word has triggered a fresh wave of panic in the rural hinterland, spurring village mobs to plunder PDS shops and destroy BPL cards that entitle poor families to free foodgrain.
Ranchi, Aug. 4: The state forest department is chalking out an action plan for managing the habitat of elephants in the state to prevent them from straying, thus checking man-animal conflicts.
- Hut where all appliances run on renewable energy to be unveiled soon; pool, toy train on cards
ARTI SAHULIYAR
Construction work in progress at Sidho-Kanho Park in Ranchi. Picture by Manik Bose
Ranchi, Aug. 3: Picture a house where all electric appliances run without electricity. It is time to give electric energy a break and switch on to solar power.
The state industry department today stumbled upon the fact that 13 new operating units have already made an investment to the tune of Rs 1,633 crore in the state.
The fact came to light during a maiden review by industry director Aradhana Patnaik at Nepal House, one of the state secretariats.
