Tag: sustainable agriculture

BPCL Shows Interest in Setting Up Compressed Biogas Plant in Tulsipur, Balrampur

Arijit Bose
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Lucknow: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has expressed interest in setting up a Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant in Tulsipur village of Balrampur district, as part of efforts to promote the scientific and economic utilisation of cow dung, agricultural residues and other livestock-based bio-waste. A BPCL team met Uttar Pradesh Gau Seva Commission Chairman Shyam Bihari Gupta to discuss the potential for producing and utilising CBG in the state. The meeting focused on developing a sustainable model that could convert locally available organic waste into clean energy while creating economic opportunities…

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Cold Storage Innovation Key to Preventing Crop Loss: Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh

Arijit Bose
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Cold Storage Innovation Key to Preventing Crop Loss: Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh Lucknow  — To ensure that crops do not perish from the farm to the market, Uttar Pradesh’s Minister for Horticulture, Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Foreign Trade and Export, Dinesh Pratap Singh, emphasized the critical role of cold storage infrastructure. Speaking at a workshop titled “Empowerment and Modernization of Cold Storage” at Fairfield by Marriott, Lucknow, the minister inaugurated the event, underscoring the urgent need for innovation and modernization in traditional cold storage systems. Currently, Uttar Pradesh has around 2,300…

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National Mission on Natural Farming to Empower Villages

Arijit Bose
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Lucknow – In a significant step towards boosting farmers’ incomes and transforming rural lives, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is set to implement the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) on a large scale. A key feature of this initiative will be the “One Gram Panchayat, One Cluster” model, aimed at bringing economic prosperity to villages and creating a sustainable future for agriculture. Under this model, each cluster will cover 50 hectares of farmland and include at least 125 farmers. The initiative will not only lower input costs but…

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