Agriculture and Farming

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Viewing Assam floods from a higher perspective

As the rain god continues to flood Assam, almost two million people from 23 districts are affected with death toll reported 26.  Floods are...

Chemical aided agriculture Vs Natural ecosystems

For decades now factory produced fertilizers have been praised as the greatest gift to farmers.  But the negative after effects of such artificial interventions by men...

River Linking Could Alter Rainfall, Hit Monsoons: Expert

Criticising the interlinking of rivers (ILR) project of the Indian government, a leading geologist and environmental expert on Friday warned the move could disrupt...

Varnasrama training course concluded

Recently concluded Varnasrama training courses at ISKCON Sri Mayapur received a promising number of local as well as visiting participants. Ram Lakshman das,  Director...

Ganga cleaning project – Supreme Court raises eyebrows again

These are the types of headlines that show India's actual growth. Industrialism is one thing but development is another. Industrialism has never been a...
cow sale for slaughter banned

Congratulations India! Government imposes nationwide ban on sale of cows for slaughter

This, indeed, is a welcome news for a civilized country like India.  Continuing with its 3-year old tradition of fulfilling reasonable public expectations, the...
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Real reason for Pathmeda Goshala tragedy

Pathmeda is famous for having Asia's biggest goshalas, or cowsheds. The organization shelters thousands of cows and raises funds from various cow products.While it...

HAARP, possible cause for India’s dwindling agriculture resources

A shocking report by Indian Council of Agriculture Research has strengthened an already existing theory that blames the US developed High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme,...

Soaring Indian economy but Modi faces tough road ahead

This is inevitable when economy is based on industrialism. We have been saying this all along. Not that Modi is not doing his best...
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Cow Culture conference 2018 – California

On Sunday, May 20, 2018, a conference on Cow Culture was held at the India Community Center, Milpitas, California, which is located on the...

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NASA speculates Black hole may be producing mysterious particles

Although too far from the reality, NASA's latest speculation does remind me of a few verses from the Brahma samhita, the prayer by Lord...

HAARP, possible cause for India’s dwindling agriculture resources

A shocking report by Indian Council of Agriculture Research has strengthened an already existing theory that blames the US developed High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme,...

Understanding and Honoring teachers on Teachers’ Day

So we got one more day to celebrate; the Teachers' day. The first thing comes to mind is, why only one day? Is that...
Gaura Purnima - Lord Chaitanya showing He is non-different from Sri Sri Radha-Krishna

Gaura Purnima – The day Lord Krishna descended as Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Commonly known as Holi, the day of phalgun purnima is celebrated around the world by ISKCON and other Gaudiya vaishnavas as Gaura Purnima as...

Moon bewilders scientists as they admit another BIG mistake

While it is good to admit past mistakes, such admittance is meaningful only when we learn from them without being proud of embarking on...