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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Dr Shah Faesal's address

After public resentment, Shah Faesal seeks donations to float a new party

Days after seeking the advice from the youth in joining the politics, the IAS topper Shah Faesal on Wednesday hinted towards floating an independent party by seeking donations from general masses.
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The IAS topper who recently resigned from his service is all set to float an independent party to “highlight the political deadlock in Jammu and Kashmir”. He also wishes to facilitate dialogue between people of various regions of the State – Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Pir Panchal, and Chenab Valley so that an environment of amity and brotherhood can be built.
Taking to a social networking site Facebook, the IAS topper wrote: “I had never imagined that my small act of defiance to highlight political deadlock in Jammu and Kashmir would evoke such a response across the world.
I had never thought that my dream of clean politics and corruption-free administration in J&K would take the shape of a public movement.
Respecting the public sentiment, I have decided to chart my independent political journey.
And now in this new phase of public service, my mission is to support the true cause of humanity, stand up for the poor, marginalized and dispossessed and speak up for injustices, wherever in this world, irrespective of caste, colour, region, and religion.
I imagine a politics where youth can lead the change and take charge of their future; I wish to partner with a new generation of young leaders who can stand up for human rights, environment, free speech and rule of law.
My idea is to seek help from the people of India, build alliances with the Indian civil society and intellectual class to humanize the narrative around Kashmir conflict so that lasting peace can be achieved in J&K State.
My mission is to truthfully represent aspirations, culture, fears, and dreams of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, across the world.
I wish to facilitate dialogue between people of various regions of the State – Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Pir Panchal, and Chenab Valley so that an environment of amity and brotherhood can be built.
I believe that development and dignity must go together, and we have to work together for giving a sense of security, better education, healthcare, livelihoods, electricity and other civic amenities to people of J&K State.
This is a people’s movement and it will be funded by the people. People are the only agencies who will help this succeed.
Believe in me, be patient with me in this long and difficult journey and donate for this cause.
Shah Faesal Ex-IAS,  Jammu and Kashmir, askshahfaesal@gmail.com, Account Number: 0910010100000088, J&K Bank Kanispora Baramula, IFSC Code; JAKA0KANISP, MICR CODE 193051045, Swift SCBLUS33, Paytm. 9622198671, www.shahfaesal.com, Twitter @shahfaesal.”
More details: https://kashmirlife.net/after-public-resentment-shah-faesal-seeks-donations-to-float-a-new-party-199507/

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Hing seeds-Ferula assa-foetida seeds

Scientists sow ‘pure’ heeng seeds to help farmers reap benefits

 |  | New Delhi

For the first time, in high altitudes of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul & Spiti, Indian scientists have successfully sown high-quality seeds of Asafoetida locally known as heeng (botanical name: Ferula assa-foetida L.), imported from Iran, to help the cold deserts’ farmers to commercially grow the much-sought after high-valued spice.
Given that currently India imports about 1,145 tonnes of raw Heeng annually from Afghanistan (73 per cent), Iran (14 per cent) and Uzbekistan (13 per cent) incurring approximately $77 million per year, all eyes are now on the indigenous project undertaken by the scientists from the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT), Palampur.
Though, some farmers have taken initiative to grow the heeng herb in their land privately, it is of inferior quality or adulterated which are not good for health, said Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director of the IHBT.
Whereas, he pointed out, the heeng seeds procured by our institute (IHBT) have been quarantined by the national authorised body, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), declaring them to be healthy and free of pests.
“The seeds have been quarantined so that they are weed-free. We have sown them in a tract at our Centre for High Altitude Biology (CeHAB) at Ribling, Lahaul & Spiti as well as at our lab in Palampur. “While at the local lab, seeds have been already germinated, we are now waiting for the snow to melt at the CeHAB centre where seeds will germinate in natural cold conditions,” said Dr Sanjay Kumar.
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In India, it can be cultivated in a wide range of sub-Himalayan region of northern India, viz. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand, added Dr Ashok Kumar, Scientist, Agrotechnology of Medicinal, Aromatic and Commercially Important Plants Division, IHBT.
Once it is commercially cultivated, the spice has potential to not only provide jobs to unemployed youths, boost the income of the farmers but also offer alternate substitute to regular crops which are facing animal menace or extreme weather conditions.
“Once the heeng project kicks-off, we will also work on improving the technology for extracting resin efficiently as well as conduct experiment if it can be grown in the lower altitudes also,” said Dr Ashok Kumar.
Heeng or Asafoetida is a perennial herb that produces pungently flavoured oleo-gum resin in its fleshy roots which has medicinal properties related to digestive system, cleansing and strengthening the gastro-intestinal tract, Dr Ashok Kumar said.
The international value crop has high demand in the pharmaceutical sector. This plant takes five years for maturing shrubs and producing gum. An average of 30 gm fresh gum can be extracted from a single shrub.

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Ginkgo tree cultivation in India

We have a very expensive tree at our study centre,which is famous the world over,especially in nuclear accidents.This was cutivated after a lot of research.This plant even survieved the neclear bomb that was droped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.It is called Ginkgo biloba.It has medicinal values  in abundance.We have managed to cultivate that here in Kashmir.