A US trade official said the EU's latest attempt to resolve a contentious World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute over banana trade was still not enough to satisfy the US. "It's difficult to see how

The only legal abattoir in the city at Idgah has come under fire with animal activists protesting against the methods of slaught used in the abattoir and the ensuing contamination of water and air.

Meghalaya Governor M M Jacob today lamented that the state of agriculture in the North Eastern Region is far from satisfactory and attributed it to low per capita investment in agriculture sector

LIfe sciences giant Monsanto Co on Tuesday declined to comment on a published report that it had been holding talks about a sale of all or part of the company and that Novartis AG had emerged as a

Experts at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) have suggested to the wheat growers of Punjab and Haryana to opt for a strong crop diversification programme. They held that it would

Madhya Pradesh farmers may face a stiff penalty if they refuse to follow government diktats on what inputs to use and which techniquest to employ in working their land. The government intends using

The United States said yesterday it will seek negotiations in the World Trade Organisation to establish clear science-based rules for the approval of genetically-modified crops, in case bilateral

Ramie, one of the most resilient vegetable fibres found in the Northeast, possesses tremendous commercial potential, says a study conducted by the Shillong-based North Eastern Council (NEC), a

- An international environmental group said yesterday a growing number of genetically modified (GM) trees were being cultivated without reliable safeguards and called for a global moratorium on

The United States will seek negotiations at the World Trade Organisation to establish clear science-based rules for the approval of genetically-modified crops, if bilateral talks with the