Scientists train farmers in their farms

Ravi Dayal, TNN, Jun 29, 2010, 05.07am IST PATNA: The state government has started ‘kisan pathshala’ (farm school) at the field level across the state to educate the farmers about the modern techniques of farming, pest management and assess the yield from the farm after use of hybrid seeds. The ‘pathshalas’ have been started at [...]

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How fruit trees in Indian village save girls’ lives

By Amarnath Tewary Bhagalpur, Bihar, BBC NEWS Sneha, four, says she regularly waters the trees her father planted for her Photos: Prashant Ravi In India, where traditionally boys have been preferred over girls, a village in backward Bihar state has been setting an example by planting trees to celebrate the birth of a girl child. [...]

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Spurious seeds flood the Indian market

By Devinder Sharma 18 Jun 2010 The poor regulation and absence of strict punitive measures in the present seed law encourage spurious seed manufacturers and sellers to exploit farmers. A few weeks back I was travelling in the Nimadregion of Madhya Pradesh in central India.Nimad derives its name from the neem tree. As the region’s name suggests, neem is [...]

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Supreme Court on Modified Foods: Who Won?

JUN 22 2010, 1:34 PM ET | A lawyer friend of mine who once served as a small claims magistrate said he knew he had handed down a fair ruling when both parties came away a little mad at him. I don’t know what he would think about yesterday’s 7-to-1 Supreme Court decision to nullify a lower [...]

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जैव प्रौद्योगिकी पर सरकार को सजग करने की मुहिम

पटना राष्ट्रीय जैव प्रौद्योगिकी नियामक प्राधिकरण विधेयक को लेकर राज्य सरकार को सजग करने के लिए मुहिम शुरू हो गयी है। बीटी बैगन को राज्य सरकार द्वारा स्वीकार नहीं किए जाने को लेकर भी इसी प्रकार का जागरूकता अभियान शुरू किया गया था। जीएम फ्री बिहार मूवमेंट की ओर से मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार को पत्र [...]

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