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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a high-potential project in which research will be put into effective use to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa by promoting a range of sustainable intensification and diversification innovations for rice-based systems, while reducing their environmental footprint.
The project titled ‘Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems’ is conducted under the ‘Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR)’ program co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Scenes from the Inception meeting of 'Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems Project' under PRUNSAR, AfricaRice, M'bé, Côte d'Ivoire, 2-3 July 2019
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
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Intensify Struggle to Defend JNUSU Constitution! .
26.10.08 l'olate Youth for Equality Who .
Have Stabbed JNU in the Back! .
The entire "JNU student commun:ty, in a remarkable show of unity, tumed out at last night's UGBM to defend the JNUSU Constttution. ln'1one voice, JNU students refused to allow the JNUSU Constitution and JNU's democratic and autonomous election pr¢cess to be scrapped and replaced by the LY.ngdoh recomniend.ation:s. .
There was only one voice breaking this unity: that of tlie Y4E, whose, '.
members openly defended the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations and justified their Imposition inJNU! .
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. ~ Ever smce the sword of the Lyngdoh order hung over the JNUSU polls, the Y4E played a devious and double-faced .
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On the eve of the Supreme Court hearing, in the all-organization meeting, the Y4E stated that they were in agreement with the united position of all organizations of resisting the attempt to replace JNUSU Constitution with the Lyngdoh recommendations. , .
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In Court_th~ next day, the JNU EC re~r~sentatives were. .
shocked to nna Advocate M L Lahoty claJmtng to represent .
Youth for Equality and declaring that his clients supported .
the imposition of Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. _ .
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When confronted by their shameful role in Court, the Y4E .
representatives claimed in the all organization meeting on .
October 24 that Lahoty was not their Advocate at all. .
Y4E 's Attack on JNU Ethos .
speech openly declared that JNUSU elections could have been 'banned' outright, it was in fact Y4E's lawyers, he claimed, who ensured that only a 'stay' was imposed, which could be lifted if JNU agreed "if fresh elections in line with the recommendat1ons made by the Lyngdoh Committee" are held! In other words, the Y4E has confessed that its own legal intervention is responstble for the stay order, and that it agrees with the Supreme Court order that JNU must dump the JNUSU.
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Constitution and repl ace it with the Lyngdoh recGmmendations. .
The Youth for Equality stands proved as a, thoroughly alien trend within JNU. Its mask of 'equality' and its pose of being 'above politics' stands exposed: clearly, the Y4E has acted as a willing instrument of the Government and the .
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administration in its assault on JNU democracy. Not on!y that, Y4E dtd not open ly come forward with its political post 'tton of oppos1.tton to the ,JNu· stud·ents' um'ted struggle. It )rder from lied and tried to act as a secret saboteur until finally exposed. srnse/ves .
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a e as a ways rus ra eemem er 1 een y.
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an ere ore oppose o s po t tea1 cu1ture an o: these democratic institutions. Its Councillors never attended JNUSU s of the Council meetings, never convened a single GBM in the .
Schools which elected them, and never took up a single issue .
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of common students, surviving only through casteist frenzy ?r that and divisive campatgn openly supported and backed by sections of the JNU establishment. .
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Y4E has cheated the JNU students' movement and tried to .
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identity, ethos and culture. We are confident that JNU students will teach the treacherous Y4E a lesson, and isolate and reject their anti-democratic politics. Of .
. . . . Ire The JNU students have expressed thetr determ1nat1on to defeat the attempt to do away with JNU's uniquely democratic election process , and to bui!d an all-out struggle to defend d the JNUSU Constitution. AISA calls upon the entire JNU -:I Community to stand by the Struggle Committee formed .
through the UGBM mandate, and to intensify the movement to safeguard JNU's campus democracy from the assault it is facing. .
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that the JNUSU of the past year was ''illegal": clearly revealing .
its po~iti~n that any Union elected in line with th~ JNUSU Constttutton rather than Lyngdoh recommendations was "illegal. .
Exposure... .
In last night's UGBM, two senior students who were present in the Courtroom during the proceedings thoroughly exposed the Y4E's actual role by reading out from the Supreme CourtJs own record of, proceedmgs, and pointing out that an entire team of ten advocated including Mr.Lahoty were named as representing Youth for Equality .
' Excerpt from SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF 1 PROCEED!NGS: _T EM N0.5 4,_ COURT N0.3, SEC_~ 10 N .
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"For Youth for equality: Mr. M L. Lahoty, adv.; Mr. R. Sathtsh. .
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Adv.; Mr. E.M.S. Anam, Adv.; Mr. Ani/ K. Jha, Adv; Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv; Mr. R.C. Kohli, Adv; Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Adv,· Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha.Adv; Mr MK. Michael, Adv; Mr. M.K.D. Namboodiri, Adv; Mr. VG Pra asam,Adv'' .
..Followed by Confession In the form of Brazen .
AISA's B1har Bandh against MN5-Shiv Sena Fascism .
Yesterday, AISA he!d a successful Bihar Bandh in protest against the .
MNS-Shiv Sena fascist violence against North Indian students. AlSA had .
given an independent call for Bihar Bandh on October 25, and srudent · .
group,s affiliated to the RJD, Congress, JD(U) etc.. had all declared that .
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they too would hold a ~ihar Bandh on the same day. However, the tarter .
~acked out at the last mmute, as ordered by their parent parties.AISA alone .
Implemented t~e Bandh, and hundreds of AISA students bore the brunt of .
state represstO_n: they were lathlcharged_ in Patna, and ~rrested in .
0?r~hanga, Mohhan and Bhagalpur. Protestmg students continue to face .
crrmmal cases agamsllhem AISA demands dropping of the cases against .
the protestors, and ban on the MNS and Shiv Sena..
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I Real _Face Of The Saffron Terrorists .
The evtdence of the Sangh Parivar's bomb plot in Malegaon and .
Modasagrows darker and more dangerous every day. Two retired Army .
officers are suspectedto be linked to theplot. They are associated .
with the Bhonsale Military School in Nagpur-a notorious school .
involved in training Sangh youths to make bombs. The 'sadhvi' .
and former ABVP office bearer Pragya Singh Thakur who is said to .
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be a main brain behind the blasts has appeared in public many .
times with BJP President Rajnath Singh and other BJP leaders. .
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Defiance ShouldnolBJP leaders be arrested for hobnobbing with terrorists? When Once exposed, Youth for Equality's shameless lies were Iex-A!my men become involved in terrorist plots against the nation, what finally silenced. Then, a JNUSU Councillor from YFE in his c~~ be more dangerous? We demand that the role ofsuch ex-Army men, mthtary schools and the Sangh network tn all terrorist actionsbe investigated. Awadhesh, President, AISA, JNU Sucheta De, Gen. Secy AISA, JNU .
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International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. It is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly by over-use of herbicides. However, Centaurea cyanus is now also naturalised in many other parts of the world, including North America and parts of Australia through introduction as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a seed contaminant in crop seeds.
Description
Centaurea cyanus is an annual plant growing to 40–90 cm tall, with grey-green branched stems. The leaves are lanceolate and 1–4 cm long. The flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour and arranged in flowerheads (capitula) of 1.5–3 cm diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets. The blue pigment is protocyanin, which in roses is red. Fruits are approx. 3.5 mm long with 2–3 mm long pappus bristles. It flowers all summer.
Distribution
Centaurea cyanus is native to temperate Europe, but is widely naturalized outside its native range.
It has been present in Britain and Ireland as an archaeophyte (ancient introduction) since the Iron Age. In the United Kingdom, it has declined from 264 sites to just 3 sites in the last 50 years.
In reaction to this, the conservation charity Plantlife named it as one of 101 species it would actively work to bring 'back from the brink'.
In the County Clare (VC H9) in Ireland, Centaurea cyanus is recorded in arable fields as very rare and almost extinct, while in the North-East of Ireland, it was abundant before the 1930s.
Genetics and breeding
Centaurea cyanus is a diploid flower (2n = 24). The genetic diversity within populations is high, although there could be a future decline in diversity due to population fragmentation and intensive agriculture. In general, Centaurea cyanus is a self-incompatible species. However, selfing still occurs occasionally, but results in inbreeding depression.
Cultivars
Several cultivars of Centaurea cyanus with varying pastel colours, including pink and purple, have been selected for ornamental purposes. The species is also grown for the cut flower industry in Canada for use by florists. Doubled blue cultivars (such as 'Blue Boy' or 'Blue Diadem') are most commonly used for this purpose, but white, pink, lavender and black (actually a very dark maroon) cultivars are also used, albeit to a lesser extent.
Breeding goals
As for all ornamental plants, important goals of Centaurea cyanus breeding include the induction of phenotypic variation (e.g. in flower coloration, size and shape, foliage characteristics or plant height), higher flower yield, resistance to pests and diseases as well as tolerance to abiotic stress (e.g., extreme temperatures, drought or salinity).
Ecology
Weed in arable crops
Centaurea cyanus is considered a noxious weed in arable crops, especially cereals and rapeseed. In winter wheat, one plant per m2 can cause a yield loss of up to 30 kg / ha. Centaurea cyanus produces around 800 seed per plant, which are either shed shortly before the harvest of cereals, or they are threshed together with the cereal grains, contributing to the further spread of the species by the harvesting machinery and contaminated seed. The occurrence of Centaurea cyanus strongly decreased during the last decades due to improved seed cleaning, more intensive nitrogen fertilization and herbicide use. However, Centaurea cyanus has become more common in cropland due to an increase in crop rotations dominated by winter cereals and rapeseed and the use of more selective herbicides with a low effectiveness against Centaurea cyanus. In addition, the emergence of resistance against the herbicide class of sulfonylureas has been reported recently. Due to its strong roots, Centaurea cyanus is difficult to control mechanically in spring.
Fodder for insects and birds
The pollen of Centaurea cyanus is used by several different insect species. Insects of the orders Hymenoptera and Diptera are particularly attracted by the flower. As Centaurea cyanus is a self-incompatible species, it needs external pollination. The nectar of Centaurea cyanus is very sweet with a sugar content of 34%. Due to its high sugar production of up to 0.2 mg sugar per day and flower, the species is highly appreciated by beekeepers.
The seeds of Centaurea cyanus are one of the favourite foods of the European goldfinch.
Control of insect pests
Centaurea cyanus was found to produce volatiles attracting Microplitis mediator, which is a major parasitoid of the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae), which is the most important pest of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) in central Europe. Planting Centaurea cyanus in cabbage fields as a companion plant was thus suggested as an alternative to the widespread use of insecticides to control Mamestra brassicae. Field experiments showed that planting Centaurea cyanus in cabbage fields at a density of 1 plant / m2 can result in a significant increase in parasitation of Mamestra brassicae larvae, predation of Mamestra brassicae eggs (e.g. by carabid beetles or spiders) and ultimately cabbage yield.
Cultivation
Soil and climate requirements
Centaurea cyanus requires full sun and neutral (pH 6.6–7.5) to mildly alkaline (pH 7.6–7.8), moist and well-drained soil. However, Centaurea cyanus is quite tolerant to drought once established.
Sowing
For summer-blooming plants, sowing should be executed in late spring. In moderate climates, however, it is also possible to sow Centaurea cyanus in early fall. In this case, plants will already start to flower in the following spring. Recommended spacing between plants is approx. 20 to 30 cm. Centaurea cyanus can germinate from up to 10 cm depth, but the best result is obtained at 1 cm sowing depth. Germination occurs quickly after sowing.
Fertilization and cultural practices
High phosphorus fertilization in mid-summer will increase flower production. Mulching is recommended to prevent drying out of the soil and exposure of the root system to the sun.
Pests and diseases
In general, Centaurea cyanus is not very susceptible to pests and plant diseases. However, it may be affected by stem rot and stem rust if grown too tightly or by powdery mildew. Furthermore, aphids and leafhoppers can cause relevant damage to Centaurea cyanus.
Seed harvesting
Seeds are harvested either by hand or, in an agricultural setting, with a seed harvesting machine. On average there are 97,000 seeds in a pound of cornflower seeds.
Hand collecting can be time-consuming and yields are rather low.
A seed harvesting machine is more efficient than collecting the seeds by hand, but it is costly. The main principle of such a machine is that it brushes the ripe seeds off the plant and creates a cross flow fan action that generates sufficient air velocity to hold and gather the seeds into the seed bunker.
Pruning
Deadheading will encourage the plant to produce more blooms. Cornflowers are often used for ornamental purposes and by cutting them, up to their third leaves, they will produce more blooms and grow a bigger stem.
Uses
The flowers of Centaurea cyanus can be eaten raw, dried or cooked. Dried petals are used in foods, including in spices. Their main purpose is to add colour to food. There are cheeses or oils that contain raw petals. Petals can also be added to salads, drinks, or desserts for garnishing purposes in raw or dried form.
Beverages
Dried petals are also used in teas and other beverages. Blue cornflower petals are sometimes one of the ingredients in Lady Grey tea.
Ornamental use
Centaurea cyanus is used as an ornamental plant. There are varieties with blue, white, purple, pink or even black petals.
Pigment
The blue color of Centaurea cyanus is due to protocyanin, an anthocyanin pigment that is also found in roses. Different anthocyanins derived from Centaurea cyanus are used as natural additives in food products, such as yoghurts.
Medicinal purpose
Centaurea cyanus contains a wide range of pharmacologically active compounds, such as flavonoids, anthocyanins and aromatic acids. Especially the flower head finds application in herbal medicine, but leaves and seeds are also used for pharmacological purposes, albeit to a lesser extent.
In particular, extracts from the flower heads have anti-inflammatory properties used in the treatment of minor ocular inflammations. Antioxidant properties are high due to ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds. Furthermore, extracts of the flower head and vegetative parts of the plant were shown to have gastroprotective effects due to their content of quercetin, apigenin and caffeic acid derivates.
Phytoremediation
Centaurea cyanus has been evaluated for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with lead. Inoculation of the contaminated soil with Glomus spp. (fungus) and Pseudomonas spp. (bacterium) would significantly enhance the biomass production and lead uptake of Centaurea cyanus.
Folklore and symbolism
In folklore, cornflowers were worn by young men in love; if the flower faded too quickly, it was taken as a sign that the man's love was not returned.
The blue cornflower was one of the national symbols of Germany. This is partly due to the story that when Queen Louise of Prussia was fleeing Berlin and pursued by Napoleon's forces, she hid her children in a field of cornflowers and kept them quiet by weaving wreaths for them from the flowers. The flower thus became identified with Prussia, not least because it was the same color as the Prussian military uniform. After the unification of Germany in 1871, it went on to become a symbol of the country as a whole. For this reason, in Austria the blue cornflower is a political symbol for pan-German and rightist ideas. It was worn as a secret symbol identifying members of the then-illegal NSDAP in Austria in the 1930s. Members of the Freedom Party wore it at the openings of the Austrian parliament since 2006. After the last general election 2017 they replaced it with the edelweiss.
It was also the favourite flower of Louise's son Kaiser Wilhelm I. Because of its ties to royalty, authors such as Theodor Fontane have used it symbolically, often sarcastically, to comment on the social and political climate of the time.
The cornflower is also often seen as an inspiration for the German Romantic symbol of the Blue Flower.
Due to its traditional association with Germany, the cornflower has been made the official symbol of the annual German-American Steuben Parade.
The blue cornflower has been the national flower of Estonia since 1969 and symbolizes daily bread to Estonians. It is also the symbol of the Estonian Conservative People's Party.
It is also the symbol of the Finnish National Coalition Party, and the Liberal People's Party of Sweden, where it has since the dawn of the 20th century been a symbol for social liberalism.
It is the official flower of the Swedish province of Östergötland and the school flower of Winchester College and also of Dulwich College, where it is said to have been the favourite flower of the founder, Edward Alleyn.
In France the bleuet de France is the symbol of the 11 November 1918 armistice and, as such, a common symbol for veterans (especially the now defunct poilus of World War I), similar to the Remembrance poppies worn in the United Kingdom and in Canada.
The cornflower is also the symbol for motor neurone disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Cornflowers are sometimes worn by Old Harrovians, former pupils of the British Harrow School.
A blue cornflower was used by Corning Glass Works for the initial release of Corning Ware Pyroceram cookware. Its popularity in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia was so high that it became the symbol of Corning Glass Works.
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos, continued to intensify its educational outreach activities outside Lagos when it visited three schools: a University and two High Schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, reaching over 250 students and teachers. Engaging with the students of the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan; as well as Crystal International Academy and Boladayo College, in separate sessions, the National Information Officer of UNIC Lagos, Oluseyi Soremekun, highlighted the history, purpose and the works of the United Nations as well as the activities of the UN Information Centres. (credit: UNIC)
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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a high-potential project in which research will be put into effective use to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa by promoting a range of sustainable intensification and diversification innovations for rice-based systems, while reducing their environmental footprint.
The project titled ‘Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems’ is conducted under the ‘Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR)’ program co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Scenes from the Inception meeting of 'Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems Project' under PRUNSAR, AfricaRice, M'bé, Côte d'Ivoire, 2-3 July 2019
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a high-potential project in which research will be put into effective use to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa by promoting a range of sustainable intensification and diversification innovations for rice-based systems, while reducing their environmental footprint.
The project titled ‘Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems’ is conducted under the ‘Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR)’ program co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Scenes from the Inception meeting of 'Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems Project' under PRUNSAR, AfricaRice, M'bé, Côte d'Ivoire, 2-3 July 2019
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
the rain intensified as we made our way around the island in our rental car. but we still stopped at every observation point to see the views.
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18th JNU Unit Conference of AISA: .
Resolve to Intensify Struggle for Democracy, Secularism, Social-Inclusion and Gender-Justice .
in the Campus and Society! Resolve to Ensure Students' and Workers' Rights, Facilities and .
Infrastructure for a Democratic and Socially Inclusive JNU! .
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AISA JNU's 18m Un1t Conference was successfully held on 11 .1 14. The Un1t Conference was be1ng held m the backdrop of a renewed aggressive offensive of communal fasc1sm and corporates who have been discredited due to the1r involvement 1n huge scams are now try1ng to regain their leg1t1macy by backing and nding on the manufactured euphona that 1s be1ng created around the campaign to make Narendra Mod1 Pnme Mm1ster in 2014. The situat1on in Muzatfarnagar where thousands have been .
displaced are part of the game plan to create a polanzation in favor of Modi. Global cap1tal and its most powerful lackey the USA has reenergized its imperial offensive as a way to escape from the crisis that has engulfed 1l. ln the West Asia and northern Africa, as well as in Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia and other parts of Latin America. oppos1t1on to US dommat1on and nee-liberal polic1es continues in different forms. Meanwhile, the Palestmian peoples brave protests for liberation cont1nue against all odds US imperialism continues with 1ts myriad machinations for domination as well as open killings, war and drone attacks 1n vanous parts of the world. In our immed1ate neighborhood has witnessed a VISible .
quest more substantial democracy Bangladesh has witnessed a mass1ve struggle to bring perpetrators of massacres and cnmes aga1nst human1ty to book. However violence, state repression and shnnk1ng of democratiC spaces continue to haunt the people of Bangladesh The recently held elections 1n Bangladesh in which the Awam1 League swept, msptre little confidence and credtbiltty Whether 1t ts Paktstan or Burma, the attacks on minonties bode om1nous trends and needs to be condemned The .
-conference also noted the dubious role of lndtan government towards the ruling regtme tn Sn Lanka even today, the Tamthans live tn tnhuman condttlons subJected to hum1hat1on and vtolattons of their dign1ty and nghts and the perpetrators of war cnmes and atroctties go scot free The need of the hour ts to strengthen the people's movement and thetr struggle for substanttal democracy and peace .
The new phase of neoliberal assault on educat1on and employment ts manifesttng 1tself tn the form assaults targeted to change the very character and content of untverstty educatton and JOb opportunities· the dubious and dtscrimmatory FYUP tmposed on the undergraduate programme of the largest Central untversity of the country, the elittst critenon 1mposed on IBPS bank PO exams the excluston of fore1gn' languages includtng Arabtc and Perstan from UPSC and CSAT are some of the steps which seek to make quality education and dignified employment opportunities a privilege of the select few .
The growtng anger of the people and students of the country is manifested 1n the form of spirited mass movements across the country aga1nst sexual v1olence rape culture, Section 377 as well as against dracontan laws like AFSPA, UAPA against corporate land grab and displacement. The recent enwonmental clearance' g1ven to POSCO's Steel Plant tn Odtsha. in sprte of a ruling agatnst tr,e project by the National Green Tnbunal shows how much UPA is w1lllng to bend before brg capttal at the cost of hves and IJVe!thnod of 'housands of people T'le electoral success of AAP ?.S tn Oelh reflects some b"':.t.; a:c.rat.o;"''s and dc::rnanos c~ .~::: '-C' 1t tur. ~.H:::opte in De1n1 and thetr quest for an alternattve beyond the Congress and BJP At the same time. 1t must be noted that the AAP. 1n trytng to forge a happy compact across classes and tdeologres ts clearly hesrtanl tn 1ts postttons on a whole .
range o' democrattc questions -tncludtng 1he roots of corruption tn pro-corporate neohberal pohctes communalism and caste oppresston gender dtscnm1nation and VIOlence state repress1on and nattonahty struggles Indeed t rematns to be seen how AAP evolves as a poltttcal ent1ty vts-a-vts several democratiC 1ssues and neo-hberal assaults .
In thts pollttcal backdrop of multtple challenges the conference resolved to make AISA the most powerful platform of students 1n JNU and across the country to ftght agamst the offensrves of communal fasctsm and antt-student poltctes and further the struggle for affordable quality educat1on and employment w1th dign1ty, for gender and soctai-Justtce The conference reafftrmed 1t sohdanty and cornmttment to the vanous peoples movements across the country anti 1mpenahst movements happenmg across the world The conference also reiterated AISA's comm1tment towards 1ntens1fying the vanous 1n1t1attves and struggles of JNUSU towards maktng the campus more mclus1ve and rntens1fy1ng the struggle for reducmg the werght ?.ge tn vtva voce marks, reverstng the dehnktng of BA/MA tn SL, Restonng Fore1gn Languages and eltt1sation of UPSC, strengthentng the struggle against Lyngdoh Commtttee Recommendattons and for restoratton of JNUSU Constttutton. mcreas1ng F1nanc1al Assistance and scope of scholarships lntensrfyrng the struggle speedy constructton of hostels. mak1ng JNU barner free ensunng a democratic JNU Press .
The Conference elected School level Leading Teams and a 76 member Executive Committee. The Office Bearer team elected .
by the new Executive Committee is as follows : .
President: Shweta Raj Gen. Sec: Ashutosh Kumar .
Vice Presidents: Anant Prakash Narayan VIJay Kumar Akbar Chawdhary Anubhull Agnes Bara Sarfaraz Hamtd. Abhtrucht RanJan Om Prasad Joint Secretaries: Chinlu Geeta Satyendar, Sash1 Bhusan Chetan Tyagt Abhtsekh Kumar .
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AGAINST ALL ROUND VIOLATIONS OF CONTRACT WORkJR S WAC:ES AND RIGHTS IN JNU 15 Jan, To morrow, 4pm from Chandrabhaga Hostel .
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15 Jan: During South Korean President's India Visit, Observe National Protest Day Against POSCO 'Clearance' ! .
Join JNUSU's Protest Demo 15 January, Tomorrow at t he Env ironment Ministry, CGO Complex Assemble at Ganga Dhaba at 10 am sharp .
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International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos, continued to intensify its educational outreach activities outside Lagos when it visited three schools: a University and two High Schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-West Nigeria, reaching over 250 students and teachers. Engaging with the students of the Department of Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan; as well as Crystal International Academy and Boladayo College, in separate sessions, the National Information Officer of UNIC Lagos, Oluseyi Soremekun, highlighted the history, purpose and the works of the United Nations as well as the activities of the UN Information Centres. (credit: UNIC)
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a high-potential project in which research will be put into effective use to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa by promoting a range of sustainable intensification and diversification innovations for rice-based systems, while reducing their environmental footprint.
The project titled ‘Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems’ is conducted under the ‘Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR)’ program co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Scenes from the Inception meeting of 'Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems Project' under PRUNSAR, AfricaRice, M'bé, Côte d'Ivoire, 2-3 July 2019
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a high-potential project in which research will be put into effective use to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa by promoting a range of sustainable intensification and diversification innovations for rice-based systems, while reducing their environmental footprint.
The project titled ‘Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems’ is conducted under the ‘Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR)’ program co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Scenes from the Inception meeting of 'Sustainable and Diversified Rice-based Farming Systems Project' under PRUNSAR, AfricaRice, M'bé, Côte d'Ivoire, 2-3 July 2019
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.
International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture. March 3-6, 2015, Ibadan, Nigeria. Photo credit O. Abioye/Humidtropics.