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TopicOrganic farming

Topic: Organic farming

Andhra Pradesh takes organic leap with 7.4 L farmers under Centre’s scheme. Punjab, Haryana lag behind

Agri ministry's 2020-2025 data on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana shows stark contrast in implementation of scheme. Kerala, Uttarakhand, UP, Rajasthan among top beneficiaries.

Here’s what Home Minister Amit Shah plans to do once he retires

He revealed his plans while speaking in Ahmedabad to workers associated with the cooperative sectors of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

AUM YogaFerma Cryptocurrency for Organic Farming: How Kumbh Mela Changed a Russian Farmer’s Life

AUM YogaFerma is backed by tangible agricultural assets—specifically chemical-free wheat production

How ‘organic’ diktat, Chinese infra brought farmers to their knees on Rajapaksa turf Hambantota

Farmers in Sri Lanka's Hambantota struggle to keep crops alive without effective fertilisers, with rampaging elephants — displaced due to ill-conceived infra projects — posing another threat.

SubscriberWrites: Organic farming to tax cuts—How the Sri Lankan govt created the country’s economic crisis

Sri Lanka has suspended payments on its international debt of more than 51 billion dollars, actively putting the country in default, writes Jay Desai.

Sri Lanka junks organic farming 6 months after overnight ban on chemical fertiliser imports

Sri Lanka has distributed consignment of nano urea fertiliser imported from India for paddy cultivation. There was a lot of anger among farmers over the earlier ban.

How Sri Lanka’s flip to organic farming has now caused row with China over fertiliser crisis

A Sri Lankan bank withheld payment to China’s Qingdao Seawin Group after its fertiliser samples were allegedly found to host harmful bacteria. China has now blacklisted the bank.

Rajapaksa’s experiment with organic farming in Sri Lanka a warning to developing countries

The Sri Lankan government would do well to listen to the country’s agricultural scientists and not to quacks masquerading as experts.

How Sri Lanka’s overnight flip to total organic farming has led to an economic disaster

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to impose an economic emergency on 31 August to contain soaring food inflation, and currency devaluation and forex reserves crisis.

China is going organic and emerging as a leader in sustainable agriculture

Chinese farmers are ditching chemical agriculture for reasons of personal health, ecological protection and economic motives, propped up state support.

On Camera

India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.