In a first of its kind, holy men and a scientist have joined hands to prepare a model of an eco-center for sustainable development through an integrated production system.
The initiative is based on a holistic approach and aims to completely utilize nature's products and by-products, using best environmental practices and sustainable farming.
India Committed to Sustainable Development: PM
India was committed to pursuing environmentally sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on the occasion of World Environment Day.
India was committed to pursuing environmentally sustainable development, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on the occasion of World Environment Day.
"There is a holistic approach towards this initiative. We want to tell the young farmers and teach the young generation that in a disciplined manner, seven persons can make a living out of a one-cre land using nature's products and minus any artificial products," said Professor Saket Kushwaha, an expert on agricultural economics from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), who also volunteered for the project.
The Aghor Foundation in Varanasi is responsible for developing the eco-center. The Foundation receives donations from both domestic and foreign patrons. By Girish Kumar Dubey (ANI)
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Human rights and food advocacy organizations are calling on the US Congress to place the interests of starving populations first when they authorize the 2007 Farm Bill later this month.
Human rights and food advocacy organizations are calling on the US Congress to place the interests of starving populations first when they authorize the 2007 Farm Bill later this month.
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Environment-friendly Technologies to Develop the Himalayan Region
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