<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Indra Shekhar Singh"><item><title>AN ‘AATMANIRBHAR’ SEED SECTOR NEEDS TO BE MORE EXPORT-ORIENTED</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/an-aatmanirbhar-seed-sector-needs-to-be-more-export-oriented/</link><pubDate>November 4, 2020, 5:32 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18b43813_539_P_6_mr.jpg</image><category>India</category><excerpt>India is blessed with diverse agro-climatic conditions, which can be harnessed for its potential to become a seed hub for several other countries. To achieve this purpose, the country needs to make investments in R&amp;D and policies to create export ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Aatmanirbhar Bharat needs an Aatmanirbhar seed sector</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/an-aatmanirbhar-seed-sector-needs-to-be-more-export-oriented/</link><pubDate>November 4, 2020, 5:32 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18b43813_539_P_6_mr.jpg</image><category>India</category><excerpt>Much stress has been laid on Aatmanirbhar Bharat, and even more on the fact that agriculture will be the backbone of the economy in times to come. But can we have a self-reliant India, or even self-reliant agriculture, without a sovereign seed sec...</excerpt></item><item><title>Greening Delhi needs more will power than wallet power</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/greening-delhi-needs-more-will-power-than-wallet-power/</link><pubDate>August 31, 2020, 3:58 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/news5.jpg</image><category>India</category><excerpt>As Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are proactively supporting plantation drives, the national capital should also encourage farmers to surround the city with green walls of trees.</excerpt></item><item><title>Time to switch to natural ways to fight locusts</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/opinion/time-to-switch-to-natural-ways-to-fight-locusts/</link><pubDate>June 17, 2020, 4:44 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/insect-300x169.png</image><category>Opinion</category><excerpt>Locust swarms have coexisted with human civilisation since time immemorial. Should we not revisit the past to seek alternative, non-patented solutions?</excerpt></item><item><title>MONEY ISN’T THE REAL WEALTH, BIODIVERSITY IS</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/india/money-isnt-the-real-wealth-biodiversity-is/</link><pubDate>June 5, 2020, 3:15 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Biodiversity-1-300x169.jpg</image><category>India</category><excerpt>We must replace synthetic goods with biodiverse and sustainable products that help heal small communities and forests.</excerpt></item></author></feed>