The sangat coming to pay obeisance at Golden Temple would soon have the chance to have organic langar. In a landmark decision that is sure to delight environmentalists and pilgrims alike, SGPC has decided to grow natural organic vegetables and grains at its Sattlani Sahib farms near Amritsar...
http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2012/09/05/science_debunks_the_organic_fantasy_garden_106363.html
Science Debunks the Organic Fantasy Garden
By Alex B. Berezow & Tom Hartsfield
A familiar dilemma: to grab the allegedly wholesome, overpriced carton of berries under the halogen...
Bathinda, India (CNN) -- The northwest state of Punjab is popularly known as the breadbasket of India.
But many local farmers say that decades of using chemicals and pesticides, encouraged by the government, has caused health problems including cancer.
It's a point of view borne out by...
By Sunil Sharma, Chandigarh, Dec.9 : Organic farming is becoming popular in Punjab, the granary of India. The State has been facing serious problems due to the deterioration of soil and sub-soil water, including drinking water, due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by farmers...
By Sunil Sharma Chandigarh, Dec.9 (ANI): Organic farming is becoming popular in Punjab, the granary of India. The State has been facing serious problems due to the deterioration of soil and sub-soil water, including drinking water, due to the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides by...
IN a bid to fight hazardous affects of chemical pesticides, Punjab has taken up an ambitious project to produce and sell neem-based pesticide to farmers. The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) has begun the pilot project, in which more than 70 tonnes of neem fruit will be...
In a bid to counter hazardous effects of chemical pesticides, Punjab has taken up an ambitious project to produce and sell neem-based pesticide to farmers. The Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) has begun the pilot project, in which more than 70 tonnes of neem fruit will be...
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