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Exclusive: In Madhya Pradesh, Organic Farming Scheme Wilts In Soil Of Corruption
At 16.37 lakh hectares, Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under organic farming in the country and an attempt to give this a further boost has fallen prey to corruption, an investigation has revealed.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Stays Overnight At Village As Part Of BJP's 'Gaon Chalo' Campaign
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has urged the residents of Jalotra village in Banaskantha district to adopt drip irrigation and organic farming and appealed to the youth to stay away from addiction and pursue education.
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Natural Farming Need Of The Hour, Says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Natural farming is the need of the hour as the cost of production of foodgrain has increased due to the use of chemicals and fertilisers, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday.
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Amit Shah To Visit Gujarat For 2 Days, Set To Launch Organic Farm Scheme
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Gujarat for two days during which he would launch a scheme pertaining to organic farming on Saturday, a state BJP leader said on Thursday.
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Couple Leaves Business In US To Help Stray Animals In Himachal Pradesh
A techie couplerunning an IT company in the US has came back to India and set up a stray animal rescue centre and clinic, a no-till organic farm, and a women-driven small scale social enterprise in Dhanotu village of Kangra district.
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Guava Sapling, Gifted By Kerala Girl, "Set To Bloom In PM's Residence"
A guava sapling, nurtured by a Keralite girl in her village home with dreams to propagate the message of organic farming across the country, will soon spread its leaves in the courtyard of the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Latest NEWS LIVE: UK Covid Strain Detected In At Least 60 Countries, Says WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.
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"Ill-Informed": India Reacts Sharply To Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".
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Social Entrepreneur Neha Upadhyaya Selected By Yale University Among 2019 World Fellows
She founded GUNA organic in 2014 to empower the female farmers through vertical integration of organic farming and solar technology.
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Sikkim Wins UN Award For Becoming World's First Organic State
Sikkim beat 51 nominated policies from 25 different countries of the world to win the Future Policy Award 2018, which is also known as the "Oscar for best policies".
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'Fully Organic' Sikkim Wins Top UN-Backed Award
India's first fully organic state, Sikkim, won top prize in a UN-backed award on Friday, with organisers saying its policies had helped more than 66,000 farmers, boosted tourism and set an example to other countries.
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Missing French Woman Found In Rajasthan's Alwar Learning Organic Farming
The 20-year-old French woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks from Rajasthan has been found alive in Alwar. Gaelle Chouteau had reached Puskhar on May 30 where she stayed in a hotel in 'Holi Ka chowk' area before leaving for Jaipur on June 1. She was reported missing since then.
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Pesticides Helped Bring Modern Farming To India. One Tiny State Is Leading The Charge To Ban Them
Fifteen years ago, the tiny Indian state of Sikkim launched a radical experiment: Its leaders decided to phase out pesticides on every farm in the state, a move without precedent in India - and probably the world.
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Risk-Taking Entrepreneurs Help Farmers Switch To Organic Cultivation
Some 500 kilometres away from Delhi, in Talbehat block of Bundelkhand, Kamlesh Kushwaha and his brother Jagbhan have brought together 20 farmers who are growing fruit and vegetables without using chemical pesticides or fertiliser. And this has completely transformed their lives
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
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Exclusive: In Madhya Pradesh, Organic Farming Scheme Wilts In Soil Of Corruption
At 16.37 lakh hectares, Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under organic farming in the country and an attempt to give this a further boost has fallen prey to corruption, an investigation has revealed.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Stays Overnight At Village As Part Of BJP's 'Gaon Chalo' Campaign
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has urged the residents of Jalotra village in Banaskantha district to adopt drip irrigation and organic farming and appealed to the youth to stay away from addiction and pursue education.
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Natural Farming Need Of The Hour, Says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Natural farming is the need of the hour as the cost of production of foodgrain has increased due to the use of chemicals and fertilisers, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Monday.
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Amit Shah To Visit Gujarat For 2 Days, Set To Launch Organic Farm Scheme
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Gujarat for two days during which he would launch a scheme pertaining to organic farming on Saturday, a state BJP leader said on Thursday.
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Couple Leaves Business In US To Help Stray Animals In Himachal Pradesh
A techie couplerunning an IT company in the US has came back to India and set up a stray animal rescue centre and clinic, a no-till organic farm, and a women-driven small scale social enterprise in Dhanotu village of Kangra district.
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Guava Sapling, Gifted By Kerala Girl, "Set To Bloom In PM's Residence"
A guava sapling, nurtured by a Keralite girl in her village home with dreams to propagate the message of organic farming across the country, will soon spread its leaves in the courtyard of the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Latest NEWS LIVE: UK Covid Strain Detected In At Least 60 Countries, Says WHO
The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago.
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"Ill-Informed": India Reacts Sharply To Trudeau's Farmer Protest Remarks
Comments by Canadian leaders relating to farmers in India are "ill-informed" and "unwarranted", India said today after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on the farmers' protest, saying the "situation is concerning".
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Social Entrepreneur Neha Upadhyaya Selected By Yale University Among 2019 World Fellows
She founded GUNA organic in 2014 to empower the female farmers through vertical integration of organic farming and solar technology.
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Sikkim Wins UN Award For Becoming World's First Organic State
Sikkim beat 51 nominated policies from 25 different countries of the world to win the Future Policy Award 2018, which is also known as the "Oscar for best policies".
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'Fully Organic' Sikkim Wins Top UN-Backed Award
India's first fully organic state, Sikkim, won top prize in a UN-backed award on Friday, with organisers saying its policies had helped more than 66,000 farmers, boosted tourism and set an example to other countries.
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Missing French Woman Found In Rajasthan's Alwar Learning Organic Farming
The 20-year-old French woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks from Rajasthan has been found alive in Alwar. Gaelle Chouteau had reached Puskhar on May 30 where she stayed in a hotel in 'Holi Ka chowk' area before leaving for Jaipur on June 1. She was reported missing since then.
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Pesticides Helped Bring Modern Farming To India. One Tiny State Is Leading The Charge To Ban Them
Fifteen years ago, the tiny Indian state of Sikkim launched a radical experiment: Its leaders decided to phase out pesticides on every farm in the state, a move without precedent in India - and probably the world.
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Risk-Taking Entrepreneurs Help Farmers Switch To Organic Cultivation
Some 500 kilometres away from Delhi, in Talbehat block of Bundelkhand, Kamlesh Kushwaha and his brother Jagbhan have brought together 20 farmers who are growing fruit and vegetables without using chemical pesticides or fertiliser. And this has completely transformed their lives
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
