-The New Indian Express IDUKKI: Contamination of water bodies due to excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers in the High Range areas has been constantly causing stress for cardamom farmer and farmer scientist Reji Njallani. This made him develop a method which would prevent the flow of hazardous chemicals into rivers and other water bodies. After years of research, he has found a solution to the problem by developing what...
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Dindigul farmers take to sericulture in a big way -K Raju
-The Hindu Plea for cocoon procurement facility, silk reeling centre Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): Better procurement price, good yield in a short gestation period and stable market for cocoons throughout the year - all these factors have attracted many farmers to take up sericulture. Rapid expansion of sericulture farms has pushed Dindigul district to the third place in the State in cocoon production. Koovanuthu Pudur near Saanaarpatti is a major cocoon production centre in...
More »Centre launches organic farming scheme in J&K -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: As part of the Centre's grand plan to convert the hilly areas of the country as exclusive zones of high-value organic farm products, the government on Saturday launched a scheme to encourage farmers in J&K to cultivate scientifically tested and commercially beneficial aromatic and medicinal plants in the state. Under the scheme -- known as 'Jammu Kashmir Arogya Gram Yojna' - the government's key R&D body...
More »Dharavi's grit-Coming soon to an app store near you -MarishaThakur
-DNA Algebra and English have been just some of the stumbling blocks for the young girls of Dharavi. But that didn't stop them from developing prototype apps to resolve the daily problems that plague their neighbourhood, finds Marisha Karwa SAPna's hair is neatly parted at the centre, each side braided into a double plait, tightly held in place at the top by red, organza ribbons. The Class 9 student of Mahim's...
More »SC agrees on urgent hearing of drug price plea
-The Telegraph The Supreme Court today agreed to take up "as early as possible" a plea challenging a recent NDA government decision that is alleged to have paved the way for a sharp rise in the prices of life-saving drugs. Petitioner Manohar Lal Sharma, a lawyer, has demanded a CBI probe into a September 22 government order that he says frees a list of medicines from pricing control. His public interest plea alleges...
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