NEW REVOLUTION IN FARMING WITH OLD IDEAS...

      Zero Budget Natural Farming.. 

                                                        In this system of farming no monetary investment on the part of farmer is required for purchase of seeds, fertilizers and plant protection chemicals from the market. The farmer can produce his own seed or he may use seeds that are available with other farmers. More importantly, there is absolutely no place for fertilizers and plant protection chemicals in this scheme of farming. Dependence on hired labour is also reduced to the bare minimum as the system discourages intercultural operations. The whole philosophy behind this system is to make the farmer self-reliant so that he is freed from the clutches of money lenders and market dispensed high cost inputs. And they also believe that, to available the poison less food to the human being, only way is Zero Budget of Natural Farming. More than 30 Lacs farmers throughout India are practicing Zero Budget Natural Farming in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc.

MR.Subhash Palekar is an Indian agriculturist who practiced and wrote many books about Zero Budget Spiritual Farming.

                                          

Subhash Palekar was born in 1949 in a small village Belora in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India, and he has an agricultural background. He practised Zero Budget Natural Farming and didn't use any chemical pesticides to cultivate. He conducted many workshops all over India.He was educated in Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture at Nagpur.He was attracted to the philosophy (Indian ancient thinking) of the Vedas, Upanishads, and all ancient Granthas. His Spiritual background inspired by Saint Dhnyaneshwar, Saint Tukaram & Saint Kabir.Then he had started searching alternate technology to chemical farming and as result zero budget natural farming introduced.

AWARDS..

Basava Shri Award In 2005, Sri Murugha Math, Chitradurga of Karnataka state had honoured him with a prestigious award “Basava Shri” given in the name of a revolutionary saint Basava with 

Rs 1 Lack & Citation.

Karnataka Rajya Rayat Sangha, a Farmers Union in Karnataka had honored him by

  Bharat Krushak Ratna Award.

Gopal Gaurav Award In 2007, Sri Ramachandrapuramatha, Shimoga of Karnataka felicitated him Gopal Gaurav Award at the World Conference on Indian Cattle Breeds.

NEW STATE FORMED:TELANGANA

On 1st June in the mid night new state formed ,TELANGANA..

 The Telangana movement dates back to the 1950s, when a demand arose for a separate Telangana state comprising the 10 districts that were administered by the Nizam of Hyderabad. In 1956, the Telangana region was clubbed with the Coastal and Rayalseema regions that were earlier under the Madras Presidency to form Andhra Pradesh. But this left many aggrieved, and the proposal of a separate state of Telangana kept popping up from time to time.

The movement gained traction in 2001, when the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) was formed under the leadership of K Chandrasekhar Rao with a clear agenda: the creation of a separate state. The TRS was an ally of the BJP in the NDA and then switched to the Congress in 2004. But Rao later quit the UPA disillusioned. He famously went on a fast-unto-death in late 2009. The idea of this was to test how hard he could press his demand. His agitation was quickly joined by pro-Maoist elements and students of Osmania University.

The movement gathered steam after P Chidambaram, who was then India’s Home Minister, made a midnight announcement of Telangana’s creation on 9 December 2009. The Congress has now done as it said it would.

            MIDNIGHT celebrations heralded the birth of the new state of Telangana on Sunday(1st June 2014), ending the decades-old struggle for statehood. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhara Rao, 60, will be sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Telangana at 8:15 am on Monday — the grand finale of the bifurcation process that started on December 9, 2009, when the then UPA government promised KCR, who was at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences at Hyderabad after undertaking an indefinite fast, that the process of creating a separate state had been set in motion.

But the party began on Sunday night itself as special teams from Mumbai lit up the skies in Hyderabad with a dazzling display of perfumed firecrackers.

The hour-long celebrations were held mainly at Tank Bund and Necklace Road, abutting the Hussain Sagar lake, which saw many agitations and student protests. Fireworks displays were also held at 50 other places across the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

As the clock struck midnight, “Jaya jayahe Telanganga janani jaya ketanam”, which will be the official song of Telangana state, was played on loudspeakers. The Golconda, Assembly complex, Gun Park, Tank Bund, Necklace Road and monuments in Hyderabad were all lit up.

Before KCR takes oath on Monday(2nd June 2014), the Governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh E S L Narasimhan will take oath as the Governor of Telangana at 6:30 am, and President’s Rule will be revoked in the new state. Narasimhan will then swear in KCR. A 10-member Cabinet is also likely to be sworn in.The TRS won 63 of the 119 seats in the newly-formed Telangana Assembly.

After the swearing-in ceremony, KCR is scheduled to attend the official Telangana Formation Day celebrations at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, where he will meet all his party leaders. He is then scheduled to enter the Chief Minister’s Office in Block C of the Telangana Secretariat at 12:57 pm — he is superstitious about the number 6.

YOUNGSTERS EYE ON CIVIL ENGINEERING

 Rida Qadri, a 17-year-old girl from Juhapura, wants to become a civil engineer and own a construction business. She has aced her class XII exams just to reach that aim. There was a time when, among all the branches of engineering, civil had fallen out of grace with students. However, during the last two years most students are picking civil engineering as their first or second preference. 

                            This year's Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board's (GSHSEB) class XII results have sprung up a pleasant surprise for this sector; more youngsters are gunning for this field. 
Qadri has acquired a percentage of 93% and a percentile of 99.7%. Her father is a civil engineer and that has fuelled her passion towards the branch. The youngster, who ranked 151 in JEE, wants to take up civil engineering from a reputed college in the city. "Civil engineering is evergreen and can never be taken lightly in the professional world. I hope to start my own construction business once I have pursued my higher education," Qadri said. 

Till a few years back, several colleges had to shut down their civil engineering departments as they were getting no students. Things are looking up again and the parents who have a background in civil engineering play an essential role. 

For instance, student of Swastik High School Vishwa Shah has scored a percentage of 93% and a percentile of 99.48% in her HSC exams. With a rank of 119 in JEE, Shah has now set her sights on IIT for civil engineering. Her mother, Manisha Shah is a civil engineer working with the city's municipal corporation. "A civil engineering degree from IIT will open infinite doors for me; whether I start my own business or work with a big firm, the choice will always rest with me," said Shah.