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National Agriculture Experts In Bihar Discussing New Green Revolution In Eastern India

It is imperative to look at the proposals, plans and implementation of the new Green Revolution in Eastern India. More so when people are talking about private-sector-led, hybrid-seed-centric, high-external-input Green Revolution model. Don’t you think it is our responsibility to ensure that the adverse consequences of the earlier Green Revolution don’t visit upon us again! Continue reading »

Pilgrimage from the grave of Gandhi to Kennedy’s

Would someone tell me the American President’s contributions, if any, to our nature, to world peace! True, in the words of Gandhi, with which the documentary also ends, Obama must become the change he wants to see in the world. Continue reading »

Asia leading the way in green eco stimulus packages

This is in contrast to the United States green stimulus, which represents only 0.7 per cent of GDP, and that of the European Union, which stands at 0.2 per cent of GDP. Continue reading »

Trees are our future

Trees are our future. Even if they don’t give us fruit now, they will remain here even for our children to enjoy. Continue reading »

Decade of 2000s: The Warmest

“The decade of the 2000s was warmer than the decade of the 1990s, which in turn was warmer than the 1980s,” said Omar Baddour, Chief of the Data Management Application Divisions at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue reading »

Branson explains ethics & rationale behind Virgin spaceship

The Virgin Galactic founder Friday blogged on the subject, outlining his thoughts on why he thought it was an important initiative to get behind and invest in. Continue reading »

Ye E2K Kya Hai?

Barely a day goes by without a headline about the impact of CO2 emissions or greenhouse gases on the environment: melting glaciers, vanishing coral reefs, floods and freak weather. Isn’t it! I, therefore, have something interesting to share in this regard.  Few months back, I suddenly glanced through a newspaper to find an altogether new … Continue reading »

Global Warming Or Global Warning

For some people, the dancing bear on the street might be an entertaining sight but the gory fact is that these bears are mercilessly mutilated when they are barely one-year-old. … So, next time, you see a dancing bear, think of the pain and cruelty, it has to endure. … The above fact, among other … Continue reading »