Dear Group Members, As you know, I visit to dense forests regularly. These forests are rich in biodiversity. Authorities have planted poisonous Jatropga deep...
Dear Group Members, I am visiting to Mahanadi canal region , Aaarang, Chhattisgarh regularly due to its unique diversity. This region is rich in Butea...
Dear Group Members, I am continuously visiting to different Jatropha plantations. The condition of almost all plantations is very poor. Please see it by your...
Dear Pankaj, Thanks for the sharing lot of information along with photos of Jatropha to the group. I am working in Mission Biofuels India Pvt, Mumbai and we...
Thanks Dr.Reddy for your message. I am glad to know that now Jatropha promoters are accepting the bare facts about exotic Jatropha. We are saying from...
Jatropa cultivation is old. It has proved that it is not profitable. The best alternative would be the alga cultivation. Please do some research and grow alga...
Another major Jatropha project suffers setback Another Jatropha biofuel project initiated by D1 Oils Plc has suffered a jolt as a major investor pulls out. ...
Will 'Energy Crops' Become the Next Kudzu? U.S. policies are subsidizing new energy crops that are likely to spread off the farm and wreak economic and...
30 children fall ill after eating Jatropha seeds. Raipur, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 30 children fell ill in Chhattisgarh Monday after they consumed seeds of the...
Trans-Asia abandons jatropha project Written by Paul A. Isla / Reporter Monday, 14 September 2009 22:36 TRANS-ASIA Oil and Energy Development Corp.â€"the...
Wonder weed plans fail to flourish Wonder weed plans fail to flourish The first of four weekly articles on biofuels looks at how investment in jatropha is...
Rice farmers may be evicted by new biofuel companies By MIKE MANDE (email the author) Your Email Message Send Cancel Posted Monday, September 28 2009 at 00:00...
How a Biofuel 'Miracle' Ruined Kenyan Farmers By Nick Wadhams / Kibwezi Sunday, Oct. 04, 2009 Everyone in Kibwezi, a village in southeastern Kenya parched by...
Forum accuses official Source: The Sangai Express Imphal, October 07 2009: Public Grievances and Vigilance Forum alleged that Phungyar Block NREGS Programme...
What happened to Jatropha revolution? SINGAPORE (Commodity Online): What happened to the once acclaimed Jatropha revolution which was about to bring winds of...
Biofuel plant plan is red rag to the green bulls By Susie Weldon Bristol’s green activists are mounting an urgent campaign against a proposed biofuel plant...
Africa: Land-Grabbing in Africa - the Why and the How Nikolaj Nielsen 8 October 2009 Two years ago singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited...
Tanzania Suspends Biofuels Investments By Pete Browne PhotoThe Associated Press A flurry of foreign investment in jatropha for use as a biofuel feedstock has...
Dear Group Members, On October 2nd, 2009 Rajasthan Patrika reported that in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India 15 children were hospitalized due to Jatropha curcas...
Dear Group Members, 25 children were hospitalized in Ganjbasoda hospital due to Jatropha poisoning. http://www.patrika.com/print/emailnews.aspx?id=256558 ...
Dear Group Members, Daily Deshbandhu September 7, 2009 reports that 30 children of Saloni village in Janjgir consumed Jatropha seeds and hospitalized. ...
Over 40 kids fall sick in Ghaziabad Ghaziabad, Oct 25 (IANS) More than 40 children of Babugarh area here were rushed to a hospital after they complained of...
Dear Group Members, Daily Deshbandhu reports on October 23, 2009 that nine children were hospitalized due to Jatropha poisoning. Their condition is very...
Dear Group Members, Now "Excerpts from my field diary (July 2009 onwards)" are online. The site is updated every Sunday. The links are Medicinal Rice in...
23 seriously ill after eating jatropha seeds 2009-10-31 13:30:00 As many as 23 students of a primary school were critically ill at a government hospital here...
Dear Group Members, The new documents in series titled "Excerpts from my field diary (July 2009 onwards)" are now online. Please visit these links. Art of...
Green gold losing its glitter to be? By KATHARINE SANDERSON (email the author) Your Email Message Send Cancel Posted Monday, November 2 2009 at 00:00 The...
Dear Group Members, It is news of November 02, 2009 published in local Deshbandhu. Three children were hospitalized due to Jatropha poisoning in Durg region of...