Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022
Sep 28, 2021 Tarun Shridhar Aquaculture is a traditional activity in Southern Asia Region, particularly the Indian subcontinent. The earliest examples of aquaculture were raising fish in homestead ponds primarily for family consumption.
Aug 22, 2021 Tarun Shridhar The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity (from the play ‘The Devil’s Disciple‘ by George Bernard Shaw)
Use of sustainable farming practices has rejuvenated soil fertility, increased water retention and has led to growing of healthy foods
Jul 06, 2021 Tarun Shridhar Platinum Arowana, a freshwater ornamental fish, holds the record for selling at US$ 4,00,000. Yes, four lakh dollars for just one small animal!
An experiment was conducted to find how effective are certain houseplants at taking in carbon dioxide and cleaning our air.
Apart from its use in food, Rhizome is an integral part in the manufacture of essential oils, essence, soda, and other beverages.
Here are a few tips collected from experts which will help you to ‘discover’ your ‘green thumb’.
For starters, make sure to cook poultry products at or above 70 degrees Celsius, so that absolutely no meat remains raw and red
The court has effectively given the government two full months to firm up a parallel strategy. The farmers clearly see this “helping hand” for what it is, and have thus sought to evade it.
The MSP is a very delicate instrument. On one hand, it is known that it enables farmers to take production decisions in advance. It also allows the government to keep the prices under check.
Instead of consulting just farm unions, it would make sense to do an actual poll of the country’s farming community on the three contentious laws.
MSPs provide some sort of support to the farmers. Give them an alternative and they will naturally opt for that.
Hazare's demands include granting autonomy to the CAPC and implementing Swaminathan Commission recommendations
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Kejriwal said that AAP stands in solidarity with the farmers who started their day-long hunger strike on Monday
Farmers may face difficulty in the short run but in the long run the reforms will prove beneficial, says agriculture minister.
The Shiv Sena accused the BJP of deliberately creating unrest in the country
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar speaks to Outlook about the contentious farm laws and the road ahead.
Farmer leader Hannan Mollah says the farmer unions will be meeting at the Singhu border in Delhi today and decide the future course of action.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
