Political
Organic farming and food security - A model for India - A paper by Society for Organic Agriculture Movement
Posted on 13 Apr, 2011 12:52 AMThis paper discusses the need to shift from chemical intensive agriculture to organic farming. The authors in their vision for a chemical-free agriculture also stress that organic agriculture is a way to achieve food security.
The authors begin with the current crisis in Indian agriculture. Stating that though the Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in food production in the shortest time it also resulted in a host of problems. The indiscriminate use of fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides has created problems of decline in the soil fertility, pollution of water resources, and chemical contamination of food grains, amongst the many similar issues now linked to the Green Revolution.
"A rock and a hard place" and "Tackling the P problem" - Dependence of agriculture on phosphate fertiliser - Issues and the way out - Papers by Soil Association and J Venkateswarlu
Posted on 13 Apr, 2011 12:17 AMThese two reports discuss the dependency of agriculture on phosphorous and the ways to mitigate the problem.
The first report looks at agricultural dependence of chemical nutrients on a global scale and even discusses the potential international political fallout of a reduction in phosphorous. The second report is focused on ways to tackle the dependency on this mineral, in the Indian context. However, both speak of the need for finding alternatives to the current methods of obtaining phosphorous, which is largely through mining.
Presentations from the Water India conference organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (2011)
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 11:56 PMThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)organised the Water India conference, around the theme “Transforming the municipal and industrial water landscape - Issues, challenges and opportunities".
MoRD is inviting comments from the public on the draft version of the MGNREG Audits of Schemes Rules, 2011
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 07:10 PMNREGA poster boy in Chattisgarh struggling for late payment compensation - Audio update from CGNet Swara
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:49 PMBut as you may recall as it was reported before on this forum that his son died in need of attention when he was still struggling to get his wages.
Near normal summer expected this year - Statement by Dr Ajit Tyagi, IMD - PIB release
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:42 PMTemperature may go beyond 45 degrees in certain pockets, but number of such days will be very less. Certain pockets in northern India will have 1 to 2 degree high temperature than normal at times and eastern India will remain cooler. The peninsular region and central India will be near normal.
Challenges, potential and way forward - An update from the NREGA Consortium
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:18 PMWater and justice - Peri-urban pathways in Delhi - A video from STEPS Centre on Water Channel TV
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 06:02 PMArticle and Video Courtesy: The Water Channel
This film tells the story of three people and their relationship with water in the towns and villages on the edge of Delhi, India. The landscape of these "peri-urban" zones has changed dramatically in the past 15 years. Poor people often do not have good enough access to water, and have to find different ways of getting and using it.
Recommendations of Working Group on Agriculture to increase agricultural production and productivity in the country - PIB release
Posted on 12 Apr, 2011 05:40 PM
A summary of major recommendations of Working Group are as follows: -