Saurashtra woes: Policy change on check dams leads to water deficit
In the 1990s, non-profits and farmers themselves built check dams; today, the government does it, without proper research or site selection
Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived
India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for …
Gujarat launches India’s first trading programme to combat particulate air pollution
Launched on World Environment Day, the programme is a market-based system where the government sets a cap on emissions and allows industries to …
Labourers in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura are paid lowest wages; Kerala tops the list: RBI
Of the 20 states and Union territories assessed, only 10 pay above the national average
Historic win for farmer seed rights: PepsiCo’s IPR on potato variety revoked
Judgement against Pepsico potato variety sets precedent for all seed and food and beverages corporations not to transgress farmers’ seed …
Soil erosion triggers ravine expansion in Gujarat
Ravines have increased by 60-70 per cent in four districts of Gujarat in the last 4-5 decades and this threatens agriculture and livelihood there
Live storage increased 165% in 123 reservoirs during monsoon
This is 87 per cent of the total live storage capacity of the 123 reservoirs
Saurashtra woes: Helpless farmers hope for the miracle of water
Arid Saurashtra in Gujarat has been facing an acute agrarian crisis due to lack of water for irrigation
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दुनिया भर में जमीन का बंजरपन बढ़ रहा है। भारत में भी ज्यादातर राज्य इसकी चपेट में हैं। इसमें गुजरात भी शामिल हैं। डाउन ...
Slurry from toilet biogas systems fetches Gujarat farmers better price
Slurry discharged by toilet-linked biogas plants, when used as manure, improved crop yield, its appearance and hence increased its market price …
Desertification in India: How a faulty government scheme degraded Gujarat's Banni grasslands
Introduction of a non-native plant, Prosopis juliflora, in the region on the recommendation of the third Planning Commission to fight salinity, …
Extreme weather: Over 5 million hectares of crop lost due to rain in 2021
Karnataka worst-hit, followed by Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
India’s natural farming push: Obvious measures ignored, points out Standing Committee
The country’s organic / natural farming coverage remains poor despite abundant indegenous resources
Unpaid dues to cane farmers over Rs 15,000 crore: Govt
Sugar prices had remained depressed, which had affected the liquidity of sugar mills, a govt reply said
Sloppy govt attitude stands in way of toilet-linked biogas plants in Gujarat
The administration is dragging its feet over the project and technology that can manage faecal waste as well as generate clean fuel
Gujarat villages need subsidy for biogas. But there's no one to pay
There is a void since Gujarat Agro Industries stopped paying from 2017
Maharashtra, Gujarat top sulphur dioxide polluters in India
India is the world's largest emitter of SO2. Of the 45 hotspots in India, emissions at 43 are due to coal-based electricity generation, while …
भारत के 21 फीसदी हिस्से पर मंडरा रहा है सूखे का खतरा
इस साल सूखे की स्थिति का सामना कर रहा भूभाग पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में करीब 62 फीसदी ज्यादा है। 2020 में देश का ...
123 में से 24 जलाशयों में 100 फीसदी भरा पानी, बाढ़ का खतरा बढ़ा
चेतावनी दी गई है कि बांधों का संचालन नियम से नहीं किया गया तो कई इलाकों में बाढ़ आ सकती है
सावधान! 'सूखे' पड़े हैं भारत के 78 फीसदी जिले, गर्मी की फसलें हो सकती हैं प्रभावित
अनुमान है कि इस बार मानसून कुछ देरी के बाद चार जून के आसपास केरल पहुंचेगा, वहीं मई-जून में अल नीनो के बनने की ...
मध्य प्रदेश, गुजरात, त्रिपुरा में मजदूरों को सबसे कम दिहाड़ी, लिस्ट में केरल सबसे ऊपर
अध्ययन किए गए 20 राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में से केवल 50 फीसदी में मजदूरों को राष्ट्रीय औसत से ज्यादा देहाड़ी मिल रही ...
GE cotton: Three states refuse NOC for field trials
GEAC demands Telangana, Gujarat state reasons for declining, will take decision if Maharashtra doesn't reply on time
