Well grown products failed to provide good returns

Like other sectors, horticulture is also grinding from poor storage facilities and a whopping 5.9 crore tones of fruits and vegetables were going wasted every year in India. Well grown horticultural products such as fruits and vegetables failed to give good returns for farmers as most of them get ruined within one or two days of production. Horticulture sector in India is in need of proper cold storage facility.

Happy news is that India is the second largest producer of horticultural products, and it produces 6.8 crore tones of fruits and 12.9 crore tones of vegetables annually. But, more than 30 percent of these products get wasted annually due to lack of proper infrastructure, and only two percent of horticultural produce is being processed in the country now.

As official figure says, the country has an overall cold storage facility of 5,400, of which 4,875 were private units, whereas 400 owned by co-operatives and the remaining 125 belong with public sector. If we took geographical location, more than 50 percent units were in North Indian states such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and West Bengal.

Generally fruits and vegetables are perishable quickly, and can be keeping fresh just for one or two days without cold storage. This could harm as in most of times the farmers were unable to sell their products within this short period due to non availability of markets. Fruits and vegetables are generally cultivated in rural places, and later transported to markets. In India, especially in rural areas roads were in a dilapidated state and farmers have to face hardship to reach market place to sell their products. So in most of times their products would lose their freshness in the mid-way to reach the markets. Even if they able to transport their products at fresh, they have to face hardship to find customers. Usually process takes more time, and meantime they would perish. So farmers in India are not becoming rich even if they have well grown products.

Mushrooms are edible

In India, lakhs of people are directly or indirectly dependent on
mushroom cultivation and is a source of their livelihood. Youth and
women are adopting it as an occupation. The country is now producing around one lakh metric tones of mushrooms annually.
Mushrooms with fleshy content is edible, and are non poisonous having desirable taste and aroma.
Not all mushrooms are edible, only less than ten per cent may be
edible. They belong to fungal species, and can grow either below or
above the ground. Mushrooms growing below the ground are known as hypogeous and above the ground are known as epigeous. Epigeous can be seen with naked eye and can be picked up by hand. Some times mushroom are wild, and in most of times they are harvested.
Wild mushrooms that can be edible should be identified to ensure
safety. Because in some individuals it cause allergic reactions.
Moreover old or improperly stored specimens can cause food poisoning.
Recent research shows that due to its anti-tumor properties and
capacity for stimulating the immune system, some species like shitake and oyster mushrooms could provide a powerful new weapon in the fight against cancer. They can also help to reduce side-effects from radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and improve the quality of life for patents in the advanced stages of cancer.
Many of them contain an amino acids, for example, white button mushrooms contain more protein than kidney beans. Shiitake mushrooms are good source of protein. Many are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, as well as the minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium, and in vitamin B, vitamin D, and some of them contain vitamin C in significant amount. The presence of complex sugars, namely polysaccharides are said to be enhance the activity of the immune system.
The market for mushrooms are growing and demand for it is increasing due to interest in their culinary, nutritional, and health benefits. It gives an opportunity for formers those who are interested in an additional enterprise as they can cultivate it in small scale production. It can also play an important role in managing farm organic wastes.
Mushrooms do not contain chlorophyll and depend on other
plant material for their food. At the same time, cultivation of mushrooms are labor intensive, and needs optimal temperature.

Restrict SUVs, save environment

Now a day usage of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are increasing among youth as they are fashioning about these cars. At the same time, use of cheap and toxic diesel in personal cars also witness increasing trend. Both are harmful in concerned with pollution and are adding toxic contents to the surrounding environment.
Diesel related emissions are already very high in many cities across world. Compared to petrol cars, diesel cars emit more toxic particulate matter and nitrogen oxide to the environment. Both are key pollutants, and putting public health at risk. In turn, dirty air increases the medical bills of the innocent people.
Diesel cars emit 7.5 times more toxic particulate matter than petrol cars. That means, one diesel car's emission is equal to 7.5 petrol cars in terms of PM emissions and three petrol cars in terms of NOx emissions. Moreover, diesel cars’ toxicity becomes comparable with petrol only when they are fuelled with near zero sulphur fuel and are fitted with
particulate traps. The market is shifting towards the mid to large car segments, which was so far dominated by small cars, and large cars are generally less fuel-efficient compared to smaller cars.
As environment lovers feel, A 10 per cent increase in large vehicle sales can roughly consume an additional 17,500 barrels of oil annually, and in turn pollute the environment more. Considerable numbers of large cars are run mainly on diesel, and most SUVs are captive users of diesel. Both these undermines air quality. In countries like India ‘clean’ diesel (with 10 ppm of sulphur used with advanced after-treatment systems) is not available, and is adding additional burden on air pollution.
According to health experts, even at very low concentrations PM2.5 could cause health problems. An increase of 10 microgram per cubic metre would increase in health risks like asthma, heart damage, and lung diseases, and long-term exposure may cause lung cancer among public.
Immediate policy intervention from governments is the need of the hour. Governments should discourage big cars and SUVs by linking taxation to the actual fuel consumption of the vehicles. That means vehicles with higher consumption should pay more tax. Governments should initiate action to introduce ‘Clean’ diesel technology that runs on diesel fuel with sulphur content less than 10 ppm and is fitted with advanced emissions.

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Headache is a pain in the head

Headache is a pain in the head or upper neck, and is becoming a common problem in many people. Almost everyone suffer from headache in one or the other time. It may be mild, moderate or severe, and pain may affects the overall head, a part of the head, forehead or the eyes. But people feel uneasy whenever they suffer from headache, and may find difficulty in sleeping.

According to health experts, tension is a common cause for headache, and is more common among women than men. There may be many reasons to cause headache, but over work, mental stress, sleeplessness, oxygen deficiency in the blood, acidity are general cause.

Excessive consumption of coffee, tea, and nicotine are also known to contribute to headache. Watching television very closely, reading in dim light, reading while moving on bus, train or car are some of the reasons to cause headache.

Home remedies for headache

* Take a teaspoon full of clove, cinnamon and almond, add water, rind it to make a paste, and apply it on the forehead.

* Add water to sandalwood powder, make paste and apply on the forehead.

* Massage on the scalp with sesame, almond, or mustard oil or ghee.

* Take a teaspoon of almond oil, heat it and put one or two drops in each nostril after cooling.

Dos

* Drink hot cow milk always.

* Eat cooked vegetables without oil.

* Drink juice made by vegetable, fruits like apple, mango, and grapes.

* Use rice, salad and buttermilk in your food.

* Use more milk products, nuts and less sweets.

Dont's

* Avoid meat, fried foods, sour and spicy foods.

* Take rest whenever your body needs.

* Avoid more exposure to cold, heat and rain.

* Don't suppress natural calls like Urine, sneeze, hunger, thirst, sleep, breath, and yawn etc.

* Be cool, patient always.

* Try to keep the mind free from tension, anxiety, worry, and anger.

Deepavali is a Festival of Lights

This year people of India are celebrating Deepavali in the first weeks of November. Celebrations start from November 4th and continues upto November 7th. Deepavali means a row of lights, and is popularly known as the festival of lights. According to Hindu religious calendar festival falls on the last two days of the month of Kartika. Celebration starts with 14th day of the month of 'Ashwija' (According to hindu religious calendar), and ends with the first day of the month of Kartika (According to hindu religious calendar).
The most significant spiritual meaning of the festival is the awareness of the inner light. Usually people celebrates it for three days. First day celebration is called Naraka Chaturdashi. Next day is Lakshmi Pooja, and the last day celebration is Balipadya.
Mode of celebration is different from place to place as in some parts of the country people celebrate the marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. People of West Bengal, North-Eastern part of India performed pooja of Kali, a Hindu goddess. Occasion is also commemorates with the returning of Rama, a Hindu god to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. It also commemorates with the killing of Narakasura, a demon by Shri Krishna, another god of Hindu.
The homes would be cleaned and decorated by day and illuminated by night with earthern oil-lamps. People in South India take an oil bath which is regarded as an action of purifying their body in the morning and wear new clothes, and greets one another.
Deepavali is a great unifying force as the people of different sects coming together and gather at one place to celebrate the festival. On this day Hindu merchants open their new account books and pray for success and prosperity during the coming year.

Sleep Disorder Effects

Present days’ modern and high-faced lifestyle leading to sleep disorders which are a serious problem in most of the people. Sometimes people have to work for long hours; as a result their sleep patterns suffer. Old age is another factor for sleep disorder.
Every person, every day needs sleep, and is vital to our health. To replenish mental and physical energy our body needs sleep. Without good sleep our body is unable to fight off disease, as a result our immune system becomes weak.
Sleep deprivation results in serious mental and physical impairment both in ladies and gents, and their ability to respond to the alertness and thinking decreases.
Good sleep requires getting concentration in your work. When you overtired you brain would not function properly which is a serious sleep deprivation effect. You will lose the ability of solving problems and dealing with stress when you deprived of sleep.
Sleep deprivation effects would cause serious health related problems like drastic weight change, heart disease, hypertension, depression, and many more. Lack of good sleep could trigger a hormone deficiency, which would cause an individual to eat more and thus gain weight. Sleep deprivation in old age people leads to daytime fatigue and drowsiness.
Don’t neglect sleep disorders. Try to solve it as quickly as possible. Otherwise it may become bigger problem in future. So make sure you will get proper sleep every day to maintain good health. Yoga helps you to gain access an inner strength that allows you to face stress, fears, frustrations, and challenges of everyday life. Keep good habits, and be active during day times which are most important to get good sleep during night time.