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A farmer’s ‘natural solution’ to agricultural crisis -R Krishna Kumar

-The Hindu Kailashmurthy of Doddainduvadi village has turned 10-acre farm into a heaven of diverse horticultural crops Mysuru: Imagine an oasis in an arid region with a water table at 30 ft against nearly 1,000 ft in most parts of the region; or forest ecology in a barren landscape. That is what Kailashmurthy has achieved following the concepts of natural farming at Doddainduvadi village in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The 10-acre land...

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From Plate to Plough: Drop by careful drop -Ashok Gulati

-The Indian Express Convert crisis into opportunity: Shift from supply side augmentation to demand side management. Scattered “mango rains” have brought a little respite from scorching heat in certain places. Earlier, IMD’s forecast of above normal monsoon rains had given some hope for forthcoming acche din. Yet, a sizeable part of India is still smouldering under the grip of a drought. Bundelkhand and Marathwada are just samples, but in reality more...

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Eggs, banana, milk likely to find place in school thalis -Akshaya Mukul

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Nearly 11 crore children having midday meals daily can expect more wholesome food in the coming months as the HRD ministry has revised food norms after seven years. In fact, norms for cereals have been revised for the first time since MDM came into force in 1995. A committee headed by Vinod Paul, head of neo-natal department, AIIMS has recommended reduction in cereal intake - 100...

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An oasis in drought-hit Maharashtra, village sets example -Radheshyam Jadhav

-The Times of India HIWARE BAZAR (Ahmednagar): Amid desperate denizens scrounging for water in the drought-affected parts of Maharashtra stands a village which has not felt the need to call a single water tanker for the last 21 years! While other villages in the arid Ahmednagar district are digging borewells even up to 400 feet, the underground water table in Hiware Bazar is so good that the precious commodity is available barely...

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Water level in reservoirs continues to recede -Sandip Das

-The Financial Express With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting no respite from heat wave conditions prevailing in parts of the country in next few days, the water level at key reservoirs continues to fall. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting no respite from heat wave conditions prevailing in parts of the country in next few days, the water level at key reservoirs continues to fall. “Heat wave conditions (are) very likely...

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