-TheBetterIndia.com Over 100 women farmers have come together to reduce the impact of whiteflies on cotton crops. They have started a campaign to spread awareness about natural sprays to get rid of the pests and improve the production. Whitefly pest attacks, which destroy cotton crops, have always been an issue in Punjab and Haryana. After many failed attempts by scientists and governments to find a solution, a group of women in Haryana...
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Paddy area shrinking in delta districts, says study -L. Renganathan
-The Hindu Study by expert group attributes it to climate change impact TIRUVARUR (Tamil Nadu): A recent study on the climate change and its impact in the Cauvery delta districts of Tamil Nadu reveals a disturbing trend of shrinking paddy coverage, loss of kuruvai as a season, samba crop at the mercy of monsoon and importantly agricultural concerns turning more intense than ever before. Shocked at the findings, agriculture activists have called...
More »How to be Self Sufficient in Agriculture? This Star Farmer Explains the Secret -K Shiva Kumar
-The New Indian Express MYSURU: His origins speak of hardship and hard work. Farmer Puttaiah, son of a bonded labourer, who has been invited by the state government to inaugurate Dasara festivities, is, however in the limelight today as he has been a symbol of self-sufficiency and hope for fellow farmers. Of his childhood, Puttaiah says, “My father Karaiah, a bonded labourer, worked for Rs 100 per annum with landlords in K...
More »Digital India needs to go local -Amit Prakash
-The Hindu Digital infrastructure may not be of much help in addressing governance and development concerns unless it is integrated into the wider structural and institutional reforms Digital India is the flavour of the season, and not without any reason. Digital technologies have permeated into more and more aspects of our private and public life spaces. A lot of us increasingly depend on them to order groceries, book a taxi ride or train...
More »India to cut emissions intensity -Vidya Venkat
-The Hindu On Thursday midnight, the Union Environment Ministry submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), committing to cut the emissions intensity of GDP by 33-35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels. The INDCs, which lay out the blueprint for tackling climate change, emphasised eight key goals — sustainable lifestyles, cleaner economic development, reducing emission intensity of GDP, increasing the share of...
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