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Chandigarh venue of 6th Women Of India Organic Festival 2019
The 6th ‘Women of India Organic Festival 2019 will be hosted by Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) at Leisure Valley in Chandigarh from 12th to 14th January to celebrate and promote women farmers and entrepreneurs in the organic sector from the remotest parts of India. The purpose of the festival is to encourage ..
Topics: Culture • Diets • Humans • Jewellery • Organic food • Product certification
New Delhi is venue of 5th edition of Women of India National Organic Festival 2018
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development will inaugurate the 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival on October 26 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi to boost organic culture and promote Women Organic Farmers and Entrepreneurs. The 10- Days long Organic festival will have ..
Topics: Chutney • Diets • Food and drink • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts • Organic • Organic food • Product certification • Sustainable technologies
The 5th edition of Women of India Organic Festival to be held in New Delhi
The 5th edition of the Women of India Organic Festival will be held from October 26 to November 4 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi. It is being organised by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry to promote women organic farmers and entrepreneurs. The move aims to empower ..
Topics: Diets • Economy • Female entrepreneurs • Government of India • Indira Gandhi • Organic Farming • Organic food • Organic product • Product certification • Sustainable technologies
Himachal Pradesh launches ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana’ to promote organic farming
The Himachal Pradesh government has launched the ‘Prakritik Kheti Khushhaal Kisaan Yojana’ to enhance agricultural income by adopting low-cost climate-resilient Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) system. Under the scheme farmers would be provided training, necessary equipments, bio-pesticides, bio-insecticides, etc. The purpose of the scheme is to promote organic farming in a big way and plans ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Biocides • Insecticide • Natural farming • Nature • Organic Farming • Organic food • Pesticide • Product certification • Sustainable food system
India to host Organic World Congress (OWC) – 2017
The 19th edition of Organic World Congress (OWC- 2017) will be held at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from Nov 9-11. The International Federation of Organic Farming Movements (IFOAM) and OAFI are organizing the event where 55 seeds group from 15 Indian states will showcase 4,000 varieties of seeds. It will see the participation ..
Topics: IFOAM - Organics International • Natural environment • Nature • Organic Farming • Organic food • OWC • Product certification
National Certification “Indian Standards for Organic Textiles” (ISOT) to augment demand: Central Government
Objective of launching Indian Standards for Organic Textiles (ISOT): · To boost the demand for organic textiles in major markets, including Europe and Japan, the Union government launched National Certification Standards for organic textiles. · National Certification Standards to take over the long-standing position of the Global Organic Textiles standards (GOTS), which are private standards ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: Agriculture • Basmati • Food and drink • GOTS • Organic • Organic certification • Organic Farming • Organic food • Organic product • Product certification • Sustainable technologies