Although most people believe that organic farming involves no use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers. But an investigation by the Crop Care Federation of India (CCFI), an apex association of the Indian agrochemical industry that advances the cause of Indian farmers through better crop protection strategies, has unearthed just the opposite facts, claims the association. Information sourced by the CCFI under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has established that most farms claiming to be organic do use chemical pesticides regularly to protect their crops; yet they market and sell their produce under the 100% organic label. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, revealed its findings on pesticide residues in organic vegetables. According to Dr K K Sharma of the IARI laboratory, in the analysis, 33% of organic products, sold in Delhi over the last two years contained pesticides. In fact, the common vegetables which had tested positive at the IARI lab for pesticide residues include variety of fruits & vegetables. Although the maximum residue limit (MRL) is irrelevant to organic vegetables, it was genuinely shocking that the IARI's study showed that many organic vegetables carried pesticide residues far above the MRL set for vegetables. But, when the same IARI analysed 93,120 samples of conventional food from all over India, they found that the pesticides residues in them were only in 1.5%, whereas pesticide residues appeared in 3% (UK) and in 4% (Germany). With 3.1 % samples having pesticide residue, the UK government was very happy and declared that conventional fruits and vegetables were safe in the UK. According to the CCFI study, it was found that most of the organic farmers claimed that they do not use chemical fertilisers and pesticides but use manure as fertilisers and cow urine as insecticides. But it was revealed that before the harvest, to get rid of insects, they used chemical insecticides quite liberally to kill the live insects. According to a study funded by the Stanford University, eating organic food does not make you healthier. Dr Crystal Smith, a lead researcher of the study who looked at more than 200 samples of the content proved that organic food is not necessarily healthier than conventional food. When it came to nutritional content, the study found out that overall there were no clear differences between organic and conventional food. The findings corroborate those of the UK's Food Standards Agency, which commissioned a review a few years ago into organic food claims. There is no difference between organic and conventional foods, if youre an adult and making a decision based solely on your health, said a CCFI report. Government of India gives Rs 10000 per ha subsidy to so called organic farms. CCFI claims that the Indian exchequer has lost a whopping Rs 2,500 crore due to bogus claims on organic farming. According to its report on organic farming in India titled, Myths v/s facts: Organic farming published on November 4, 2014, the report points out how growth under organic farming has considerably slowed down across the globe and that less than 1% of agricultural land is currently under organic agriculture. Organic foods are not all that safe as they have been made out to be, claims CCFI. According to the German Health Authorities, bean sprouts from an organic farm in Germany had killed 31 people and infected a thousand more sometime from May to June in 2011, caused by an E. coli outbreakfrom the pig manure. According to Dr Reinhard Burger, president of the Robert Koch Institute, it is the absence of chemical fertilisers which made the crops more susceptible to contamination caused by the bacteria originating from the pig manure. Consumers must not have forgotten about the alarming news concerning the New Delhi organic food retail outlet back home in India selling vegetables which contained much more pesticide residues. The next time you decide to go for organic food, don't be misguided by the heart, use your head, instead, said CCFI in a press statement.

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After years of hard work, co-founder Lionel Thomas and his team is proud to announce the official launch of their new wearable technology product Rhythm Ring. Created to make jogging or exercise sessions more enjoyable with relaxing music, Rhythm Ring is now available for preorder on Indiegogo. Unlike most of the available wearable technology products, Rhythm Ring fits on the users finger and efficiently performs the calorie tracking function. At the same time, it also allows users to shuffle and change the music without obstructing their workout.

The extraordinary efficiency of Rhythm Ring as a wearable fitness technology product can be attributed to its features as mentioned below:

Rhythm Ring is the brainchild of Lionel Thomas, a wearable technology enthusiast that has been working as a Network Administrator for the past 15 years. While serving in the merchant marines, Lionel frequently travelled the world. This was the major influence behind the development of Rhythm Ring. The development process started in early 2010, and in these five years, Lionel has worked closely with many great designers and engineers. He is finally ready to let the world benefit from his cutting edge product.

Talking about his intentions behind creating Rhythm Ring, Lionel says, My idea was to design and develop a simple product that strives to enhance an Individuals life by merging technology & health together with a stylish wearable product.

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About Rhythm Ring: Rhythm Ring is a wearable technology device that is an MP3 with a SD card, allowing the consumer to upload music and control it easily via a form fitting and aesthetically appealing finger sleeve with interwoven controllers. The device is now available for pre-order in Indiegogo.

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An ashram that teaches meditation and yoga is being investigated over allegations of sexual abuse.

Police confirmed they are investigating the Shiva School of Meditation and Yoga at Mount Eliza, with a number of victims alleging in recent days that they had been sexually abused.

Detectives from the Mornington Peninsula's sexual offences and child abuse investigation team have interviewed several people about their experiences at the ashram.

One of the women, who preferred not to be named, told Fairfax Media thatshe had been pressured into a sexual relationship after being promised her healing and enlightenment in return:"I think it was definitely a complete abuse of power," she said.

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While she allowed the man to grope and kiss her, she said it was not consensual, because followers believed that "the highest value ... is to surrender to the guru because that's the path to god".

A sign at the ashram read: "Surrender is doing it when you don't want to," she said.

"I had this idea he had divine love for me but now I'm struggling to realise that it was an illusion, that he didn't have my best interests at heart. It was what he wanted to get from me."

Another former member said: "It's a huge betrayal of trust. You go there to learn to meditate but it seems there is another personal program [there] to groom women for sex."

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: The Pulipparamala hillock at Omalloor here witnessed a unique ceremony on Monday when a group of Russian sanyasins dedicated a museum in memory of Indian saint Siva Prabhakara Sidha Yogi.

The Russian sanyasins, led by the abott of the Divya Loka Ashram in the riverside region of Nizhny Novgorod, near Moscow, set up the museum in memory of the Indian Yogi to commemorate his 30th death anniversary.

Siva Prabhakara Sidha Yogi, who died at Pulipparamala, near Omaloor in 1986, had disciples across the world. He was entombed in the courtyard of his disciple, Nadakkuzhiyil Janardhanan Nair, atop the Pulipparamala hill. Pulipparamala is now a pilgrimage centre. His disciples undertake an annual pilgrimage to his Samadhi (tomb).

Talking to The Hindu , Swami Vishnudevananda Giri, abbot of Divya Loka Ashram, said he had met the Indian Yogi in Bulgaria. He became his disciple and set up the Divya Loka Ashram on 100 acres of land in Moscow a decade ago.

The Ashram has been teaching Indian spirituality, Yoga and meditation since the past one decade, he said.

The museum houses the wooden coat, chair, saalagramoms, sree-chakra,and various other articles that belonged to the Yogi. The Rs. 25-lakh museum has been set up in the house where the Yogi spent his last days.

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