Sustainable Agriculture as Meant in the Indian Agricultural Policy
According to the Policy Document of Indian Agriculture Policy, Agriculture in India is a way of life, a tradition, which, for centuries, has shaped thRead More…
Category: Enviroment
Agriculture and Sustainable Agriculture
Growing Human Population and backwardness of agriculture remained principal reasons behind the scarcity of food in India up to 1950. Hunger and povertRead More…
Environmental Damage due to Large Farm units and Green Revolution
With the advent of modernization in Indian agriculture, many changes were brought to it, and those changes included: clearing of forests to expand cRead More…
Monoculture and its impact on the Environment
Growing a single crop species over a large area or farm is called intensive farming or monoculture. Earlier practices of mixed cropping caused probleRead More…
Modern Agriculture and its impact on the Environment
More than half of the population of the world comprises farmers. These farmers know that maintenance and conservation of natural resources are very iRead More…
Pesticides, their Types and Side Effects
A Pesticide is a chemical substance of natural or synthetic origin. It is applied in different forms to kill pests. Pests are living organisms that tRead More…
Modern Agriculture and Monoculture
More than half of the population of the world comprises farmers. These farmers know that maintaining and conserving natural resources are very importRead More…
Waste Management Technology in India Principles and Guidelines
Following principles and guidelines have been accepted for the control of different types of pollution- A. Prevention of entry into the enviRead More…
Recycling and Paper Industry
The process of recovering or reusing usable materials from discarded waste is called recycling. For example, about 15 per cent of Sulphuric acid is rRead More…
Various Important Alternatives to Deforestation
Forests are being cleared basically for timber, paper pulps, and mono-crops across the world while these are being damaged by global warming. DefoRead More…