-The Hindu Farmer plans to set up a farm showcasing 250 varieties Mysore: Known to conserve indigenous varieties of rice from different parts of the country, S.R. SRInivasmurthy, paddy cultivator from T. Narsipura in Mysore district, has augmented his rich collection in recent years and plans to set up a demonstration farm this season. The demonstration farm will feature about 250 rice varieties, collected by him over the years. A "farmer by accident", who...
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New initiative on coverage of women’s issues in polls-PV SRIVidya
-The Hindu NAGAPATTINAM: How do the media frame gender within the election paradigm? How are women located, and what's their vantage point in the vast repertory of election reportage by the media? The Network of Women in Media in India has initiated a gender blog initiative called ‘Gender and Media Watch - General Elections 2014,' to look at the way the media covers women candidates, women voters, and how women are located...
More »Employment Trends among Religious Communities of India-Sunita Sanghi and A SRIja
-Economic and Political Weekly Looking at the National Sample Survey Office data on employment and unemployment by major religious groups, this article finds that the Muslim community remains worse-off compared to all other religious groups on almost all indicators. It is argued that to reap the "demographic dividend", Indian policymakers and administrators will have to proactively implement at least existing social welfare programmes, particularly those that are related to school education. Sunita...
More »Bedridden by pesticide, but won’t skip vote -KM Rakesh
-The Telegraph MANGALORE: Santosh Menezes is eager to vote. Like many in his age group he loves cricket and idolises Tendulkar, Dhoni and Yuvraj. But unlike the others, he cannot communicate or move about. Bedridden since birth, the 24-year-old will have to be carried by his parents to the polling booth on April 17. Santosh, who lives in Kokkada village in Belthangady taluk, some 70km from Mangalore city, is among the 6,000 victims...
More »System of Rice Intensification provides full rice plate at low price
-The Times of India NAGPUR: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of rice cultivation, which has been in existence in the region for some years, is now all set to revolutionize rice production. And if the divisional commissionerate has its way, the yield of different varieties of rice grown using this technique will increase threefold in the next two years or so. Introduced in the region, especially Bhandara district, by the...
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