Sadgati Mandava Venkatramaiah, Nuziveedu Seeds.
153/193 countries recognize Palestine.
Ladakh is seeking statehood. Sonam Wangchuk is in focus. Wangchuk started a 35-day hunger strike on 10 September that ended abruptly after the eruption of violence on 23 September.
An ICAR 2023 study warns that rice and wheat will become ‘empty foods’ – very low nutritional value and contain high levels of toxic substances; and non-communicable diseases to grow by 2040. The food consumed by an entire generation in a country may end up lacking in the minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients essential for growth, immunity, and overall health. It says: we may have food security but not nutritional security. The nutritional value of rice and wheat has decreased by about 45% in the last 50 years. Toxic components have been increasing to dangerous levels. This in food can lead to lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases, renal toxicity etc. It appears hybridization of varieties/seeds has taken their genetic screen ability.
Non-communicable diseases have increased by 25% between 1990 and 2016. A third of the population is suffering from diseases caused by micronutrient deficiencies are in India. ~40% of children under the age five are experiencing child stunting.
We need to honour emerging experience and knowledge on ground, integrate ecology, and work towards shift in paradigm based on critical inquiry and systems thinking. Towards systems change across, at various levels. With policy, budget, partner support. With appropriate models suitable to farming-consumption-nutrition situations. 365 day green cover multi-layered multiple cropping incorporating trees, livestock et al.
Congratulations, Dr Himanshu Kulkarni, for being awarded the biennial ‘International Water Prize’. Founder Trustee and Secretary of ACWADAM (Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management), Pune; Professor of Practice in Rural Management at Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence; Visiting Professor at the Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies at the Indian Institute for Technology Bombay and Tata Institute for Social Sciences. Contributed to the drafting of the National Aquifer Mapping Program.
We need to fast periodically – may be skipping dinners often; weekly/fortnightly off; one week – one fortnight-one month at a stretch fasting – one meal a day, etc. During this fasting – let us stay hydrated through plenty of water, herbal teas, coconut water, etc.; add energy-boosting foods such as bananas, fresh fruits, nuts, and yoghurt in the meals we take; take smaller balanced meals while breaking the fast; rest well, including small naps, meditation, etc,; listen to the body and its signals; skip deep-fried and high sugary foods during off-fasting period.
Can we do micro-dosed exercises, 2-15 minutes, scattered throughout the day? Stairs, Stretches, quick walks, jogs, etc. But, with some intensity. Consistently. Can we find time to read, write, do numbers, spend time watching micro-life, nature? Can we find daily routines and rigorously follow and observe? Can we find time to converse, interact with ‘people’ who matter on a daily basis?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. In the present. In N? animayoga for 7L.