-The Times of India KOZHIKODE: Endosulfan concentration in Kasaragod villages is declining, a study has revealed. What more, the combined toxic residue of endosulfan in soil samples collected from affected areas is persistent only for 1.5 to 2 years, before naturally degrading. The study, which comes as a relief to many, was jointly conducted by the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) and the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology...
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Lifting the curse of child malnutrition from Bidar -Pushpa Achanta
-Women's Feature Service In 2000, countries around the world pledged to fulfill the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight time-bound targets to eradicate poverty and hunger and uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity. India, which is ranked 63 out of 81 countries on the Global Hunger Index, has been working towards finding workable solutions to a problem that especially affects children between 0 to 5...
More »Umbrella agri scheme to improve supply of agri-commodities at grassroot level -Anindita Dey
-The Business Standard Four sub missions have been merged into one scheme - agri extension, seed and planting material, agri mechanisation and plant protection and plant quarantine Mumbai: The ministry of agriculture has introduced an umbrella scheme to augment agricultural extension and technology activities with the objective of improving the supply of the agricultural commodities from the grass root level. According to official sources, the impetus on agricultural extension has to go hand...
More »All about genetically modified food -Rahul Goswami
-The Asian Age Three common arguments are advanced to the citizens of India as justifying the need for genetically modified crops. None of these owe their intellectual genesis to the present NDA government (which is employing them nonetheless), and can be found as theses in both UPA2 and UPA1. They are: Genetically engineered seed and crop are necessary in order that India find lasting food security; that good science and particularly...
More »Awaas Yojana set to shed Indira’s name -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi's name is set to be removed from the popular rural housing programme that provides subsidies to the poor to have a house of their own, in a move which will symbolize the regime change. The rural Development ministry is looking to turn Indira Awaas Yojana, a scheme, into a "mission" with increased budget and with an important design innovation which mandates toilets to be...
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