Rio de Janeiro has debuted a radical programme to sterilise its hordes of unwanted pets, sending a roving minivan called the 'castramobile' into the streets. Residents and animal protection groups

Under the World Bank project, 10,000 hectares would be brought under rubber in Tripura by the year 2000. The total area under rubber in the north-east is about 45,000 hectares, and the Rubber Board's

The Rockefeller Foundation, New York, has extended financial assistance of Rs. 3.17 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University(TNAU) for two projects for transgenic research in

Pig breeders in Tambun, Ampang and Ulu Piah in Malaysia have decided to vaccinate their pigs in a measure to help control the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) outbreak in the state. The decision was made

Farm experts and scientists have expressed grave concern over the problem of water-logging and stagnation of crop yield. Speaking at a workshop of farm officers and scientists, the vice-Chancellor

Genetically modified soyabeans could account for most of the crop in the US this year, according to the American Soyabean Association. The acceptance of GM crops in the US contrasts starkly with the

Pune-based researchers have developed a DNA-based method to distinguish between female and male Papaya plants at an early stage which can greatly help Papaya farmers. Sex of "dioecisous" variety of

The Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Zhu Rongji, began a visit to the USA, by today agreeing to lift a ban on citrus fruits from four US states and wheat from seven states. This agricultural agreement

A group of voluntary organisations, involved in documenting data on the process and methods adopted by Monsanto company in conducting field trials on BT cotton in various parts of the state, on

The Pesticide Association of India has in separate representations to the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan opposed the proposed ban on the spraying of pyrethroids on the cotton crop in

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