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Why is Bengaluru expanding its waste-management capacity? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is Bengaluru expanding its waste-management capacity? | Explained

The Hindu  

The Government of Karnataka is contemplating the relocation of waste processing facilities, operational in Bengaluru, to the outskirts of the city. The existing waste processing capacity in Bengaluru stands at about 2,000 TPD, including small-scale decentralised ward-level waste processing facilities, leaving roughly 3,000 TPD of waste to be disposed of in landfill quarries without processing. Given the issues posed by …

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Reiterating the need for eco-friendly agriculture in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Reiterating the need for eco-friendly agriculture in India

Hindustan Times  

Union Budget 2023 was referred to as the first budget of ‘Amrit Kaal’ by the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a term which was first used by the Prime Minister during the 75th Independence day celebrations. Further, the budget also outlined that the centre will assist the transition of one crore farmers to organic farming, reiterating the long-term vision of eco-friendly …

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In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers work to restore arid land
2 years, 1 month ago

In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers work to restore arid land

ABC  

Ramesh Hanumaiya digs a few inches into his field with his hand and examines the soil. "It was always a dry region but we knew when it will rain and people used to farm accordingly," said 69-year-old Malla Reddy, who runs a non-profit which encourages natural farming practices. Reddy, the director of Accion Fraterna Ecology Centre, and the farmers his …

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In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers restore arid land
2 years, 1 month ago

In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers restore arid land

The Hindu  

Ramesh Hanumaiya digs a few inches into his field with his hand and examines the soil. “It was always a dry region but we knew when it will rain and people used to farm accordingly,” said 69-year-old Malla Reddy, who runs a non-profit that encourages natural farming practices in the region. Mr. Reddy’s non-profit works with over 60,000 farmers across …

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Biofertilisers: A gamechanger for the agricultural landscape of India
2 years, 4 months ago

Biofertilisers: A gamechanger for the agricultural landscape of India

Firstpost  

A biofertiliser is a substance which contains living micro-organisms which colonise the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promote growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the host plant India ranks second in the farming output aned employs more than 50 per cent of its workforce in farming activities earning about 17-18 per cent …

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India assures Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to avoid food shortages
2 years, 6 months ago

India assures Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to avoid food shortages

India TV News  

Highlights India assured Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to help debt-ridden country avert food shortages Food shortage is caused by crop losses and exacerbated by the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa said PM Modi had assured him of fertiliser supplies for next cultivation season India has assured Sri Lanka of fertiliser supplies to help the debt-ridden country …

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Sri Lanka seeks fertilisers from India, deferral of payment of $2.5 billion
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka seeks fertilisers from India, deferral of payment of $2.5 billion

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has sought the supply of fertilisers from India and the deferral of a payment of $2.5 billion to the Asian Clearing Union as part of efforts to cope with the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Sri Lankan government banned chemical fertilisers last year as part …

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How Environmental Wokeness Cost Sri Lanka Its Food Security
2 years, 8 months ago

How Environmental Wokeness Cost Sri Lanka Its Food Security

News 18  

In 2019, newly elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa unveiled his grand vision for Sri Lanka, “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour” within which he outlined a 10-year transition to fully organic farming in Sri Lanka. Although in public it was claimed that the ban was aimed at controlling healthcare costs due to the ill effects of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, …

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Farmers fertilising 'exceptional' cotton crops with treated human sewage
2 years, 9 months ago

Farmers fertilising 'exceptional' cotton crops with treated human sewage

ABC  

A groundbreaking trial that started 20 years ago fertilising Queensland cotton farms with treated human sewage has become so popular more than 100 farmers are now on the waiting list. Key points: Treated human waste is being used as fertiliser on farms in Queensland Biosolids have increased soil carbon and doubled crop yields for long-term users Soils treated with biosolids …

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