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Narendra Modi today took oath as Prime Minister for a record third term, equalling India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's record of three wins.
Honour guards lined the steps of the Rashtrapati Bhavan where thousands gathered to watch PM Modi, dressed in a white kurta and with blue waistcoat, take the oath.
PM Modi was followed immediately by top BJP aides Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari.
South Asian leaders from neighbouring Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka attended the ceremony but neighbouring rivals China and Pakistan had notably not sent top leaders.
Led by the Prime Minister, the new team includes 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge and 36 Ministers of State.
PM Modi's party, BJP, won 240 seats in this year's poll, 32 short of a majority in the 543-member lower house. Allies helped him cross the 272-majority mark, with the National Democratic Alliance or NDA notching up 293 seats
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This Software Engineer Sold His Company to Start a Vertical Hydroponic Farm in Goa (India)
The below article originally appeared on The Better India and was written by Tanaya Singh. We at Agritecture found ourselves so intrigued, in addition to reposting the story, we interviewed the entrepreneur highlighted in this piece ourselves.
Why are we so intrigued by this story? Simply because India has a huge population and we very rarely see stories about vertical farms there. When we saw photos of such a pristine farm in India - we were curious to know more about the business and the entrepreneur behind it.
Below is our interview with Ajay and below that is the original The Better India piece:
Andrew: Your background is as a software engineer, are you using any software in your farm? Did you develop that software yourself?
Ajay: Yes we are using a fertigation system which is imported. Other than that we have installed timers for lights and AC which is developed by us using raspberry pi.
Andrew: Are you going to continue growing the produce or are you planning to help others start growing themselves now?
Ajay: We are going to mainly focus on helping others to grow themselves. This way we will be able to achieve our goal of growing healthy food, faster. We have already received lot of inquiries to setup similar farms for them, we will be starting those projects from March 2017.
Andrew: What is your favorite part of your new job?
Ajay: I love to see the plants growing and it feels good to help people to grow healthy food.
Andrew: Who are your main customers?
Ajay: We package and sell it to supermarkets and local farmers market.
Andrew: You grow on 150 sq meters, what is the square footage of actual growing space though given that you’re cultivation is stacked?
Ajay: 1000 sq ft growing area.
Andrew: Last question, How many levels high are your grow racks?
Ajay: 6 levels
What follows is the original The Better India piece:
“You are what you eat,” they say. And that’s what Ajay Naik, a Goa-based hydroponic farmer, believes in. After quitting his job and giving up his company, this software engineer decided to help farmers across India learn about hydroponics and the use of technology in agriculture.
“For several years I have been noticing that many farmers’ children prefer to go for an MBA or engineering degree these days instead of taking up farming. This is because agriculture is not always lucrative. But then, not many of us are focusing on the root of the system we live in – that is good quality food. Only when you have healthy food can you have a healthy country,” says Ajay Naik, a Goa-based software engineer-turned hydroponic farmer. In times like these when the younger generation of farmers choose to opt for anything but agriculture, the case of Ajay would seem to be a paradox of sorts. The 32-year-old has turned to hydroponic farming in an attempt to grow quality food because a lot of vegetables and fruits supplied to markets today are grown using harmful chemicals that are detrimental to health.
He believes that the right use of technology can improve a field’s produce but the problem is that Indian farmers are already struggling with finances and are reluctant to take risks “They fear that if their investment in technology does not work out, it may lead to huge losses,” he says. Ajay wants to change the equation by taking technology to as many farmers as he can. And that is where hydroponics comes into the picture.
Hydroponics is the process of growing plants in water with added nutrients without the use of soil.
What attracted Ajay towards this form of agriculture is that it limits the use of chemicals. After initial research he came to know about a person in Pune who has a doctorate in plant nutrition and manages a hydroponic farm. Ajay met him, saw his farms and learned as much as he could.
“It was inspiring and motivated me to start a farm of my own as well. The fact that hydroponics involves technology, like developing a system for automatic circulation of water, controlling the parameters of temperature, humidity, etc. made me like it even more. I have been working in the IT industry for the past 10 years and I understand these things. In fact, it would have been difficult for me to understand traditional forms of agriculture,” he says.
Fully equipped with the required knowledge, Ajay started his farm two months ago in Karaswada, Goa. With a team of six people, he now grows exotic vegetables like lettuce and salad greens using the Nutrient Film Technique (NFT). This is a hydroponic technique in which a shallow stream of water containing nutrients for plant growth circulates past the bare roots of plants in watertight cylindrical tubes also called channels. The water flows from one end and is re-circulated into the system from the other end, thus reducing water consumption by 80% when compared to traditional farming.
Since there is no soil involved in the process, there is no need for pesticides. Ajay has set up his system in a vertical farming model with racks that have seven levels to save space.
He claims that this is Goa’s first vertical hydroponics farm, which occupies an area of 150 square metres. “I grow three tonnes of lettuce every month. The farm is set up in a controlled environment that enables me to grow exotic vegetables all-year-round without being dependent on the weather,” he says. In addition, he is now trying to convince other farmers to adopt this technology. “I have already started showing the technique to farmers in vegetable expositions conducted by the agriculture department in different places in Goa. The department is also keen on collaborating with me so they can take it to more farmers,” he says. Other than this, he sells his produce to local vendors and also in supermarkets. “I am planning to grow bell pepper, cucumber and strawberries too. In the future, I would also like to shift to other hydroponics techniques and increase the produce,” he adds.
Originally from Karnataka, Ajay came to Goa to work with a software company, which he quit in 2011 to start his own enterprise to develop mobile applications.
He then sold his company this year and used his savings to start this farm. He also received help from two investors. While the initial cost of setting up the farm is high, Ajay feels that he will be able to recover it over a period of time with hydroponics farming because of the high turnover.
“Producing food nowadays is becoming a real challenge. With the increasing population, water scarcity, and the ecological impact of transportation, hydroponics is the best choice for commercial as well as home-based farming. Among many advantages, hydroponics allows you to produce more (20 to 30%) high-quality vegetables and fruits, save on water and nutrient consumption, and grow fresh food everywhere – including sterile and unproductive lands, or in big cities and capitals. It helps cutting down on expensive intermediaries and shipping costs,” he concludes.
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Review : Hostel Days Producer : Subhas Bora, Harvinder Singh and Chandan Gehlot Director : Ajay Naik Star Cast : Aroh Welankar, Prarthana Behere, Virajas Kulkarni, Akshay Tanksale, Sanjay Jadhav & Vidyadhar Joshi Story & Screenplay : Ajay Naik Review By : Abhay Salvi Hostel Days Marathi Movie Review: If someone would have asked me which is the safest scenario to set a film in (before watching…
Software Engineer sold his company to start a vertical hydroponic Farm at Goa
Software Engineer sold his company to start a vertical hydroponic Farm at Goa
With the increasing population and water scarcity, hydroponics is the best choice for commercial as well as home-based farming. While many farmers’ children prefer to go for an MBA or engineering degree these days instead of taking up farming, Software engineer Ajay Naik sold his company to start Goa’s first vertical hydroponics farm, which occupies an area of 150 sq.m . He has set up the system…
International Day of Yoga, started in 2015 with the efforts of Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji, has created its own mark across the globe today.
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Kishan Reddy Gangapuram Shripad Naik Ajay Bhatt Ministry of Ayush, Government of India Ministry of Culture, Government of India Amrit Mahotsav Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India Incredible India
Studio : Shree Parshwa Productions & Ajay Naik Productions
Star Cast :
Prarthana Behere
Aroh Welankar
Virajas Kulkarni
Akshay Tanksale
Vidyadhar Joshi
Sanjay Jadhav
Sainath Ganuwad
Chinmay Patwardhan
Ankita Bora
Ankita Lande
Purva Deshpande
Purva Shinde
Sagarika Rukari
Story, Screenplay & Dialogues : Ajay Naik
Music & Background Score : Ajay Naik
Lyrics : Ajay Naik, Guru Thakur, Mandar Cholkar
Sound Design : Manoj Mochemadkar
Editor : Mayur Hardas
Art Director : Siddharth Tatooskar
Choreographers : Akshata Tikhe, Ajay Naik
Makeup : Atul Shidhaye
Costume : Nakshatra Devadiga, Mohini Nanaware
Executive Producer :Swapnil Kore & Shardul Mohite
Creative Producer : Ajay Naik
Publicity Design : Sachin Suresh Gurav
Visual Promotion : Just Right Studios
Genre : Marathi Drama, Musical
Release Date : 12th January 2018.
Synopsis :
The story of the film is set in the 1990s. The film narrates the tale of a set of students who are residing in a hostel which is located in Kopargaon, Satara. How they bond with each other and how hostel becomes a home away from home for them forms the crux of the film.
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Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has decided that there shall be 7 (SEVEN) Zones and 2 (TWO) Multi zones as a part of the Zonal system in Telangana State.
Announcing this in a review meeting the CM said that the Zonal and Multi-Zonal system has been formulated to benefit the employees of Telangana as well as to see that the earlier injustices in the United State are not repeated. The CM said that the decision of the Government is in tune with providing adequate benefits to those living in their local areas and also against the backdrop of formation of small districts. Following the formation of Telangana State and subsequent reorganization of districts raising their number to 31, it has become all the necessary to reorganize the zonal system also. Against this background employee and teachers associations who met the Chief Minister have submitted their proposals on the formation of the zonal system.
The CM held a high-level review meeting on these proposals at Pragathi Bhavan on Thursday forenoon. The zones and multi-zones have been finalized and have been announced by the Chief Minister.
KCR Decides Seven Zones For Telangana
Chief Advisor to Government Rajiv Sharma, Chief Secretary S.K. Joshi, Senior officers Ajay Mishra, Narsing Rao, Shiva Shankar, Adhar Sinha, Bhoopal Reddy, Employees’ associations leaders Devi Prasad, Karam Ravinder Reddy, Srinivas Goud, MP Vinod Kumar, MLAs Redya Naik, Aroori Ramesh, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Prabhakar Reddy, Muthireddy Yadagirireddy, MLC Rajeshwar Rao and others participated in the review meeting.
It has been agreed that a meeting will be held on Friday forenoon in TGO Bhavan to discuss the decision of Government on the division of 31 districts in the State into 7 (SEVEN) zones and 2 (TWO) multi-zones and inform the employee’s other issues that came up for discussion with CM. After the meeting, their views will be conveyed to the Chief Secretary based on which concerned note will be prepared to the Government on the formation of Zones. Later Cabinet will meet to consider the proposal and after the Cabinet’s approval to the zonal and multi-zonal system, it would be forwarded to center for President’s assent. CM said that he would personally monitor the entire process and will see that the new zonal and multi-zonal system comes into effect in Telangana at the earliest.
Following are the zones and multi-zones with details of population
The details of Zonal and Multi-Zonal districts
2 (TWO) Multi zones and 7(SEVEN) Zones
Zone I Kaleshwaram zone
Kumarambheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts
(Population 28,29,615 Lakh)
Zone II Basara Zone
Adilabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial districts
(Population 39,74,829 Lakh)
Zone III Rajanna
Karimnagar, Siddipet, Rajanna Siricilla, Kamareddy, Medak districts
(Population 43,09,866 Lakh)
Zone IV Bhadradri
Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural districts
(Population 50,44,844 Lakh)
Zone V Yadadri
Suryapet, Nalgonda,Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Jangaon districts
(Population 40,23,800 Lakh)
Zone VI Charminar
Medchal-Malkajigiri, Hyderabad, Rangareddy,
Sangareddy districts
(Population 1,03,57,289Lakh)
Zone VII Jogulamba
Vikarabad, Mahabubnagar, Jogulamba Gadwal,
Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool districts
(Population 44,63,431Lakh)
Zones Kaleswaram, Basara, Rajanna and Bhadradri come under Multi Zone One
Zones Yadadri, Charminar and Jogulamba come under Multi Zone Two.
KCR Decides Seven Zones For Telangana was originally published on Telugunewsonline