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Mega food park projects on anvilBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2013
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the setting up of already appraised 12 new mega food park projects as per 11th Plan pattern of assistance i.e. capital grant at the rate of 50% of the eligible project cost in general areas and at the rate of 75% of... Read more.. Subject Tags: food , Technology |
From India to Africa: A basket of technology to transform livesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 17, 2013
Solar-powered lamps made in India and by an Indian company were distributed first in refugee camps in Ethiopia in 2009 to provide security to women and promote education. Since then 100,000 of these SUNLITE Solar Lanterns, each of which provides 9 to 10 hours of light... Read more.. |
India wastes more farm food than China: UNBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2013
When it comes to wasting food items, India is ahead of China, says a UN report on food waste and its impact on natural resources. The grim news comes at a time when prices of most vegetables and fruits are high. The waste also takes a high toll on the country’s natural... Read more.. |
Pay attention to farmers to sustain food security promise: MukherjeeBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 8, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said the right to food, believed to be the largest social security measure against hunger, can be sustained only if the nation pays attention to farmers and farming to enable more production without causing ecological harm.
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Mysore to have India's first nutraceutical food parkBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 4, 2013
The educational hub will have India's first nutraceutical park where many of the locally available food sources will be subjected for scientific validation, which is crucial to promote India origin food sources. A joint venture of the Karnataka government and the... Read more.. Subject Tags: food , Technology |
Animals flee forests in search of food & waterBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2012
Senseless mining in hills and forests has resulted in wild animals entering human habitations in search of food and water. The drying up of water sources in the summer is also to be blamed for it. And animals are paying with their lives for it. Forest officials of... Read more.. Subject Tags: food |
New York's Largest On-Farm Biogas Power Project Generates Renewable Energy for Nearly 1,000 HomesBy : Anonymous, May 1, 2012
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined state and local officials today at the grand opening of New York state's largest on-farm, 'co-digestion' biogas power project, marking an important boost to the state's renewable energy production and sustainability efforts. The... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , CH4 Biogas LLC , electricity , energy , Entertainment , Environment , food , GE , Labor , Law , Technology , The Synergy Biogas LLC |
TERI organizes a brainstorming session Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Food and Nutritional SecurityBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 1, 2011
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) organized a Brainstorming Session on Sustainable Agriculture Practices for Food and Nutritional Security today commemorating the birth anniversary of the Late Dr. B P Pal, revered for his outstanding contributions in the field of... Read more.. Subject Tags: food , Hospitality |
Organic farming – India's future perfect?By : sustainabilityo..., May 12, 2011
India's struggling farmers are starting to profit from a budding interest in organic living. Not only are the incomes of organic farmers soaring – by 30% to 200%, according to organic experts – but their yields are rising as the pesticide-poisoned land is repaired through... Read more.. |
Global Warming Reduces Expected Yields of Harvests in Some Countries, Study SaysBy : sustainabilityo..., May 7, 2011
Global warming is already cutting substantially into potential crop yields in some countries — to such an extent that it may be a factor in the food price increases that have caused worldwide stress in recent years, researchers suggest in a new study. Corn yields were... Read more.. |