Urgent action needed to curb deadly air pollution in South Asia A new report by the World Bank states that Nine out of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution are in South Asia. Ambient air pollution is a public health crisis for South Asia, not only imposing high economic costs but also causing an estimated 2 million premature deaths each year. The health impacts of air pollution range...

-Newsclick.in India produces 22% of the world’s total milk production; India is also the largest sheep and goat meat exporter. It is among the largest exporters of bovine meat too. There must be something that livestock producers in India have got right, argues Dr Kohler-Rollefson. On April 11, 2022, researcher Dr Ilse Kohler Rollefson, who has long worked among the camel herders of Rajasthan, delivered the keynote address at the National Livestock...

-The New Indian Express Yanamala Jagadeesh Reddy, hailing from Danduvaripalle in Bangarupalem mandal cultivates paddy, mango, millets in 20 acres without using chemicals. TIRUPATI: Inspired by the words of Subhash Palekar on natural farming and his technique of zero-budget natural farming, a farmer from Chittoor district has adopted natural farming and now he is netting good profits. He has been cultivating paddy, mango, millets and other crops on his 20 acres and producing...

-Newsclick.in Farmers of the state’s rice bowl have said that the expenses and efficiency of organic farming are not viable for large-scale paddy production. Thiruvananthapuram: The price hike and shortage of chemical fertilisers and reduction in subsidies have galvanised the farmers of Kerala. The Kerala Karshaka Sangham (KSS), the state unit of the All India Kisan Sabha, organised protests at 210 centres across the state on Monday demanding the Narendra Modi government’s...

-The Hindu CM’s economic advisory team studies model for replication. A sustainable natural farming system adopted in southern Rajasthan’s Banswara district, which has created new livelihood sources and brought food security to indigenous tribal communities, has impressed the Chief Minister’s Economic Transformation Advisory Council. The model is being considered for replication elsewhere in the State. A 20-member team of the Council visited Banswara district’s Amlipara village earlier this week to study the techniques...