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As all of you know, the protesting farmers from Gorakhpur & other villages are continously sitting in protest -- from August 17, 2010 -- to stop the proposed Gorakhpur Nuclear Power plant in Fatehabad district of Haryana. Two elderly farmers had died earlier due to the severe cold last winter......

Navdanya joined 100s of activists and citizens at Dilli Haat yesterday where Greenpeace activists organized the preparation of the world's biggest organic ‘baingan ka bharta’ to protest against the introduction of Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011.

To make this record breaking......

Dr. Vandana Shiva spoke at Strategy Session on Rio+20 and shared her rich knowledge, experiences, and views on the various issues surrounding Rio+20 and sustainable development in general, held on 15-17 August 2011 in, Bangkok, Thailand.

The seed, the source of life, the emobodiment of our biological and cultural diversity, the link between the past and the future of evolution, the common property of past, present and future generations of farming communities who have been seed breeders is today being stolen from the farmers and being......

Read more: The Great Seed Robbery

Navdanya is organising a training programme on Biodiversity Based Organic Farming at its Biodiversity Conservation Center at village Ramgarh on Old Shimla Road Dehradun on 5th and 6th September 2011.

Interested candidates are requested to send their application either by post or email ( This email address is being protected from......

Watch - Special Coverage on CNN.com Click on the link below

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/07/20/green.india.organic.farming.cnn

Study shows health impact of pesticide but report not made public

Sonal Matharu | New Delhi | July 08 2011

Members of the civil society demanding a nationwide ban on the pesticide endosulfan on Thursday accused the government of suppressing its report on the long-term health impacts in the endosulfan exposed areas.

The......