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His Royal Highness, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, graced Navdanya Biodiversity Conservation farm a center for excellence in Organic farming in village Ramgarh in Doon Valley, India by his visit on 07th November 2013. HRH and Dr. Shiva have worked closely to promote organic farming and......

HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visited Navdany's Earth University (Bija Vidyapeeth), our biodiversity conservation farm and learning center outside of Dehradun in Ramgarh, Uttarakhand, today the 7th of November, 2013. He took a tour through our farm, visiting our seed bank, where we store and......

An obsession with growth has eclipsed our concern for sustainability, justice and human dignity. But people are not disposable – the value of life lies outside economic development.

By Dr Vandana Shiva
26th Oct 2013

Dear Mr Pawar,
As the NCP leader you have expressed your views in a blog titled "Food for Thought", posted on your party's official website. "
Here are my responses to the questions you have raised in your......

The Uttarakhand disaster, which is still unfolding, led to 20,000 deaths, and devastation of homes, fields and roads in Uttarakhand. The vulnerability was increased because of hydro projects which have led to blasting of the mountains and dumping of debris on river beds, leading to rising......

Bt cotton failure in more than 4 million hectares of land has reduced cotton yield from 3.5 million quintal to 2.2 million quintal.

For the first time, Maharashtra has officially admitted that cotton yield is likely to reduce by nearly 40%. Bt cotton failure in more than 4 million hectares of......

PTI
NEW DELHI: The right to life and human dignity also encompasses the right to have food articles and beverages which are free from harmful residues such as pesticides and insecticides, the Supreme Court has said.

A bench of......