Scientists of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly, have developed a vaccine for infectious bursal disease, commonly known as gumboro disease, among

The Centre has constituted a high level five member team to examine the incidence and reasons for indebtedness of farmers in Andhra Pradesh, which has reportedly led to the recent suicides by farmers

Rice cultivation may disappear from Kerala by the year 2015, unless urgent steps are taken to stop reclamation of paddy lands for other purposes, including cultivation of other crops. Kerala will be

A monitoring cell has been constituted with secretary of agriculture and cooperation, vice-chancellor of Acharya NG Ranga agriculture university, commissioners of agriculture, marketing and relief

With pests driving several cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh to suicide recently, experts are looking at transgenic cotton as a viable solution to the problem:a report.

Ruined by pests, Andhra Pradesh's cotton farmers commit suicide to escape the burden of

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will inspect 50 plantation companies,which have raised money under collective investment schemes, by the end of this

Thai peasants struggling with hard economic times are turning to huge South American rodent to save the family farm. But authorities fear that a get rich quick craze to breed the water loving

A massive programme of genetic improvement and conservation of goat breeds is underway at the world's only full-fledged research centre for goats under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Scientists at the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) claim to have perfected a new "gasifier-based" technique for drying and curing of large cardamom, which they claim would fetch a 10 per cent