Tamil Nadu to set up five model villages to promote organic farming

If everything goes well, Tamil Nadu will boast of its eco-friendly ‘organic villages.’ As part of its efforts to promote organic farming, the Tamil Nadu governm...

Get used to toilet-to-tap water, Californians told

Drought-hit state plans $140m expansion at world’s biggest treatment facility to recycle more waste water The golden state’s historic drought is forcing once-sq...

Farmers Urged to Support Sustainable Farming

Farmers at the Resilient Agriculture Conference Wednesday at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, were urged to take steps to increase the sustainability and resilience of ...

Farmers Urged to Support Sustainable Farming

Farmers at the Resilient Agriculture Conference Wednesday at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, were urged to take steps to increase the sustainability and resilience of ...

New Cultural Lenses to Create a Sustainable Future

Today I was passing by Verona, the city of Juliet and Romeo, the Roman arena hosting international opera and lyrical performances and hometown of Latin love poet Catullus. ...

Small-holder farmers key to sustainable agri development: IFAD

UN body for development of agriculture IFAD today said small-holder farmers should be the starting point for sustainable development.

Speaking at the 8th TAAS (Trus...

First summit on women and climate decries lack of grassroots funding

BALI, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global summit on women and climate, the first of its kind, opened on Sunday, bringing together some 80 activists work...

India doesn't need smart cities. It needs smart citizens

Technology is only a means to improving the quality of life in India’s urban areas. Vision and integrity are much more important. The promise to build 100 new “...

Why Does Hunger Still Exist in Africa?

When I first started traveling to Africa, I would often meet children in the villages I was visiting and try to guess their ages. I was shocked to find out how often I gues...