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Our Environment, Our Responsibility: An Appeal to Action

BY MUBARAK ALI August 24, 2023

Our Environment, Our Responsibility: An Appeal to Action Introduction: In the entire universe, the Earth is only known planet till now, which has life on it. Life on this planet is possible only because of the Environment. It plays crucial role in sustaining life on the Earth. We have been endowed, the air to breath, water to drink and, resources to fulfill our needs. And we ‘The Humans’ are the only living being which understands the relationship between nature and the human. The below Sanskrit shloka expresses this relationship as: शाश्वतम्, प्रकृति-मानव-सङ्गतम्, सङ्गतं खलु शाश्वतम्। तत्त्व-सर्वं धारकं सत्त्व-पालन-कारकं वारि-वायु-व्योम-वह्नि-ज्या-गतम्। शाश्वतम्, प्रकृति-मानव-सङ्गतम्।। Meaning : - “ The relationship between nature and man is eternal. Relationship is eternal. All the elements of water, air, sky, fire and earth are really the holders and the protector of the living beings. ” Image courtesy to www.vlr.eng.br The beauty of this relationship could be long lasting only

How was the Central Administration during Delhi Sultanate?

BY MUBARAK ALI August 20, 2023

How was the Central Administration during Delhi Sultanate? Delhi Sultanate(1206 CE to 1526 CE) Administration during Delhi Sultanate Strong administrative system during Delhi Sultanate played the key role in expansion of sultanate reign from North India to Deccan and South India. It was the strength of good administration which helped the Sultanate rulers to establish a strong hold in India in spite of a large range of Social, economic, geographical and cultural diversity. Delhi Sultanate starts with the reign of Qutbuddin Aibek who established Slave Dynasty. The Slave dynasty was also called the Mameluk dynasty. The Arabic word Mameluk means ‘owned’ which was used to distinguish the important Turkish slaves chiefly meant for military service from the lower slaves who were used as domestic labours or artisans. The last Turkish conqueror of North India was Muizuddin Mohammad Ghori . He died in 1206 CE. With his sudden death, there began a tussle for supremacy among his three m

ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING

BY MUBARAK ALI August 20, 2023

ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING Image courtesy:- Quora.com What is Zero Budget Natural Farming( ZBNF )? Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a method of chemical-free agriculture drawing from traditional Indian practices. It was firstly started by a Marathi agriculturist SubhashPalekar , in the mid of 1990s. He practised it without using any chemical fertilizers and pesticides to cultivate. It is unique model as it relies on Agro-ecology. It aims to bring down the cost of production to nearly Zero and return to pre-green revolution model of farming. Its focus is not to use the expensive inputs like, fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and intensive irrigation. Some Unique Qualities of ZBNF v In the Zero Budget Natural Farming, nothing has to be purchased form the outside. All the things required for the growth of the plant are available around the root ground of the plant. v More than 98% of nutrients are taken from air, water and solar energy. v Remaining 2% of