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This new year let’s resolve to work and support towards mitigation of global warming and climate change by ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, conservation of natural resources and maintaining the quality of soil, air, and water.   Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood Introduction Punjab is primarily agrarian state with almost 70% population dependent on agriculture or related activities. Punjab the granary of India is famous as food bowl of India. But soil condition has started to deteriorate, yields are declining leading to excessive use of chemical fertilizers. Excessive cost of cultivation is the cause of poor economic conditions of farmers. Apart from agriculture produce Rising temperatures and climate change is a threat to sustain agriculture thereby livelihood of millions of people and food security. Global warming and climate change: Global pledge to reduce methane emission Effect of global warming and climate change is now a real threat with India among worst...

Soil health Over the years of intensive farming and gardening our soil has deteriorated and all soil organic carbon has been released in the environment as CO2 and SH4. In the year 2008 Punjab Agriculture University published a report on soil health condition where it was mentioned that NPK use efficiency has reduced to 20%. Every Kg. of NPK produced 80 Kg grains in the year 1966-67 has declined to 18 Kg by the year 2003. One third of India’s agriculture land is under stress and food produced is not fit for human consumption. Further it has been well reported that organic carbon and soluble silica has depleted in our soil and majority of the rising diseases such as cancer, diabetes, weak skin and bones and loss of immunity against bacteria and virus are directly related to quality of food.  Environment Global warming is really leading to climate change. The...

1. Fresh Harvest The biggest perk of having your own kitchen garden is that you have access to fresh harvest, whenever you need it. It eliminates the hassle of rushing to the vegetable markets. The kitchen garden ensures inexpensive and nutritious harvest year-round. And, you can not deny the fact that homegrown vegetables are far tastier and chemicals-free. 2. Nutritious Diet and Detoxifies BodyVegetables are loaded with several vitamins, fibers, and minerals that provide essential nutrition to the body and prevent numerous diseases and malnutrition. Leafy vegetables prevent iron deficiency like anemia. Herbs and spices are known for playing a vital role indetoxifying toxins from the body. Furthermore, herbs are easiest to grow and require lesser space. You can pick lemongrass, coriander, dill, rosemary, mint, basil, and thyme for growing in kitchen gardens.   3. Purifies Surrounding AirPlants cleanse the surrounding air by absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen. Apart from cleansing air, they elevate the aesthetic...

Silica is one of the elementary minerals our body needs the most. While we commonly hear that calcium is the mineral that's most helpful for bone health, it's actually silica that's more critical. Silica is unbeatable for its bone-building and bone-protecting properties. It can improve bone density, bone flexibility and if you suffer with any bone degeneration diseases and conditions with labels like osteoporosis, osteopenia, age-related bone loss, or other bone density issues, silica should be a part of your healing protocol. And if you've had an injury where you've broken or fractured a bone, dislocated a joint, or pulled a hamstring, silica is crucial for repair and recovery.          This mineral is also known as the beauty mineral because silica is a naturally occurring mineral that is an essential component of elastin—a protein in your connective tissue and dermis—and collagen, meaning it could help your skin’s ability to...