The Asian Development Bank agreed yesterday to relax conditions, particularly the imposition of a water charge, on its $300-million agricultural reform loan to Thailand. Agriculture Ministry

Monsanto, the US life sciences group at the centre of controversy over genetically modified crops, said it would resist any attempt to impose a moratorium on the development of GM foods in the UK.

Gujarat cattle-breeders say plan to hand over grazing grounds, and not wasteland, to industries will affect their

The second three-day Asia Pacific Crop Protection conference will be organised in Mumbai from February 18. The first seminar was held in February last year. The confernce will focus primarily on

The confusion created by equating transgenic technology with terminator gene technology has already caused enough damage for boosting the productivity in the country. China is the first coutry in the

In order to give a boost to the cultivation of fruits and vegetables to achieve crop diversification, the Punjab Financial Commissioner (Development), Mr R N Gupta, on the advice of experts and on

The incidence of foot and mouth disease (FMD) among the cloven-footed animals of the city and rest of the State is increasing during the winter months. This was revealed by a study conducted by the

Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, is experiencing its worst water shortage since 1994 and faces its most severe drought in decades, said Nareenat Roonapai, senior economist at the Ministry

Chief General Manager of the State Bank of Patiala, Sitarama Murty, launched "Patiala Bank Kisan Card" scheme in Haryana at Kaithal today as part of its effort to speed up production credit flow to

The UK government rejected renewed calls for a moratorium on genetically modified foods amid claims of mounting scientific evidence of their potential dangers. Tony Blair, the prime minister, that