The reform measures in the agriculture sector which help achieve goals of improved food and nutrition security and reduce poverty at a rapid pace, besides bringing down inter-regional and

Following the large-scale destruction of cauliflower and cabbage crop and Kharif crop as well as in rural Delhi areas due to drought and insect infestations, the Delhi Government will be providing

UN : The United Nations said on Friday up to 50,000 people trapped by war in a besieged Opposition-held valley in Afghanistan face severe food shortages this winter unless aid could be delievered

South Korea's agriculture ministry said yesterday that it would prepare a proposal detailing guidelines for labelling food containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) by the end of

Following its success in getting the turmeric patent struck down, India is now ready to present its case against the violation of basmati patents before a US court. A select committee has put

A 'food security' pilot project has been launched with the active assistance of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in village 'Malo Mahay' of Tehsil Dhaska of Sialkot

The Ludhiana based Punjab Agricultural University, has evolved a new double dwarf variety, PBW-343. It has literally taken the northern region by storm. It is very popular and is expected to occupy

Ten villages on the outskirts of Delhi have suffered a damage of up to Rs 7 crore after their cauliflower fields were attacked by the Diamond black Moth. An area of 5,000 acres spread over the

Report : A report on the Delhi drought that destroyed the kharif crops has assessed the damage to be more than Rs 10 crore after Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Yoganand Shastri had sent the

Contrary to apprehensions over adverse environmental impact of genetically modified plants, field experiments in the country have proved that transgenics held great promise for improving agricultural