FabIndia School Bali, Pali : How to make your school green
FabIndia School Bali, Pali is a shining example of resource efficiency. It draws 90 per cent of its electricity from solar, harvests rainwater, …
Magnetic nanoparticles can deliver anticancer drugs with precision
IIT Guwahati researchershas used magnetite, a metal which is readily accepted by human body and incorporated it into metal-organic frameworks for …
Baranaja: a climate resilient farming practice
Baranaja is a mixed crop farming practice from Uttarakhand based on traditional wisdom. Millets and pulses are the main crops cultivated through …
Organic paradox
Sikkim will be the first Indian state to go wholly organic. But lack of markets can become counterproductive
Stockholm Convention to take final call on 5 Persistent Organic Pollutants
United Nations Environment Programme’s proposal to list chlorpyrifos as POP was resisted by India
'Permaculture can feed the world'
A permaculturist who believes that hunger is more about distribution and quality of food than quantity and production, Malvikaa Solanki says …
Reaping organic
Karnataka was the first state to adopt a policy on organic farming in 2004. Since then, several initiatives have helped farmers fight drought, …
‘Crop residue can boost soil health’
Andy MacDonald, manager, Rothamsted long-term experiments, Rothamsted Research, UK, speaks to Down To Earth on key findings of the Broadbalk …
COVID-19 lockdown a good time to compost your waste. Here's how to do it
Home composting can shed load off workers. About 50-70% of Indian households generate waste that is organic in nature
This 45-year-old makes farming profitable for the entire Soliga tribe
Prakash roped in 30 Soliga farmers and 1,000 other marginal farmers and formed a collective to set up a millet processing unit in Karnataka's …
Why farmers in Uttarakhand prefer indigenous seeds over hybrids
In Uttarakhand, farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties. They find the traditional seeds better …
Biopesticide: an organic and eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticide
Harendra Singh Lodhiyal is a farmer who promotes sustainable and eco-friendly farming in Ramgarh block of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. He …
Can farming mean a permanent renewal of life?
For the past three decades, the practice of permaculture has found acceptance from not just rural communities in India but also from urbanites …
The grapes of growth
After setting the trend of grape cultivation in Sangli district, Ganapathyrao Mhetre is all set to introduce organic farming techniques
How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming
States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…
Kerala university finds toxins in 11% vegetables labelled organic
553 samples, including fruits, vegetables and spices, were collected from 7 districts in the state by Kerala Agriculture University at …
India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat
This can help in targeting global export market, thereby feeding the world population and getting valuable foreign exchange for the country
Krack-a-Dawna: How a young couple pioneered natural farming in Mysuru
Today, after 37 years, Vivek and Julie are involved in helping mitigate rural problems through activism and policy
Study finds high level of pharma contaminants in Cauvery
Water quality and levels of pharmaceutical contaminants in the Cauvery influenced by the monsoon season, according to a study
The way ahead for low-emission agriculture
Direct emission of greenhouse gases reduces substantially by switching to organic fertilisers
'Avartansheel Kheti' changing lives with periodic, proportionate farming
Avartansheel Kheti is based on the philosophy of A Nagraj, who was a proponent of harmonious co-existence
India's city compost policy needs overhauling
Promised financial incentives for sale of city compost did not prove to be a game-changer in promoting its marketing and production
Agriculture as part of climate mitigation and adaptation
The agriculture sector contributes up to 25 per cent of the total anthropogenic emissions
The golden grains
A new polymer can increase crop yields phenomenally by improving the water-retaining ability of soil and seeds
Going Dutch
The Netherlands leads the way in sustainable investments -- funds that go towards the setting up of projects that are ecologically viable