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Field notes: Why no-cost farming is yet to take offGovt pushed for zero budget farming recently, but toi teams in 6 states found critical issues need to be addressed to make it a success.
Budget 2019: Zero Budget farming has few takers in the state where it originatedIn Maharashtra, a considerable number of followers have returned to practicing chemical farming as they failed to improve their incomes wit...
New BJP-led government in Goa to face floor test Wednesday; CM confident of victoryThe Congress, which is the single largest party with 14 MLAs, had also staked claim to form the government. There is also an NCP legislator...
Former PepsiCo India head D Shivakumar elected as ASCI ChairmanWhile Rohit Gupta was elected as the Vice-Chairman and Media Brands CEO, Shashidhar Sinha was re-appointed as honorary treasurer of the ASC...
Niti Aayog wants states to promote zero budget natural farmingUnder ZBNF, neither fertiliser nor pesticide is used and only 10 per cent of water is to be used for irrigation as compare to traditional f...
Chandrababu Naidu ropes in noted agriculturist to promote organic farming in APThis farming technique is aimed at zero production cost as it encourages usage of natural nutrients from soil, air and water instead of pur...
President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awards, 56 personalities honouredMukherjee bestowed Padma Vibhushan on Ambani, Avinash Kamalakar Dixit, Jagmohan, Yamini Krishnamurthi and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shank...
Padma awards 2016 announced: Padma Vibhushan for Dhirubhai Ambani, Ramoji Rao, Rajinikanth, othersDhirubhai Ambani, former J&K governor Jagmohan and media baron Ramoji Rao are among those chosen for Padma Vibhushan this year.
How a techie gave up a cushy business in San Jose & offered distressed farmers a new lease of life in MandyaRustling up the rural cooperative was not hard. Madhuchandan had the eager support of progressive farmer Venkatesh from Panakanahalli in Ma...
Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Polls 2014: Approximately 64% turnout recorded in Maharashtra Assembly pollPolling started on a brisk note, slowed down around noon but again picked up and about 55 per cent of the electorate had cast their votes b...
Emerging entrepreneurs of Kerala: Actors Mammootty, Mohanlal, Srinivasan, Dileep invest in food businessMore & more stars from Kerala film industry are becoming patrons of good food & investing in businesses like organic food, theme-based rest...
- Committed to natural farming
Green revolution through use of hybrid varieties, fertilizers and pesticides may have made many countries including India self reliant in f...
- IFFI still struggling to get its act right
In 2004 when the International Film Festival of India was brought to Goa, the idea was to make the festival as prestigious as the one at Ca...
- Marathi film industry now plans overseas release
After a dream run over the past two years, the Marathi film industry is now planning an overseas release for the first time. The industry i...