Society of Agricultural Scientists (SAS) is going to organise First SAS Nepal Meet- a huge gathering of agricultural scientists of home and abroad with the slogan of" Role of Agricultural Research in

Enthused by the "fair success" of Advantage Maharashtra, a road-show organied to woo global investment in the infrastructure sector over two years ago, the State Government is now setting up "Agro

The World Bank will provide $196 million in loans to India for a project to improve agricultural research and natural resources management. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) said in a

A campaign against land degradation and desertification in South Tamil Nadu would be launched from tomorrow from Devadanapatti in Theni district by the Participatory Action Collective, Tamil

The Punjab Government has recognised the significance of dairy farming as a means to achieve farm diversification and to increase the returns of farmers. The Government will soon set up a Dairy Board

Over 2.5 lakh hectares of fertile land in coastal Orissa has been affected due to acute salinity, causing immense damage of crop, particularly paddy. According to a latest study, the increasing

The European Union is to crack down on rogue farmers claiming subsidies from the Common Agricultural Policy to grow

All India Action Committee of Spices Manufacturers has threatened to launch agitation if 8 per cent Central excise duty on branded spices is not withdrawn.

In order to enhance the cotton production, the National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) has started a project sponsored by the India Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) for the

The transplanting of paddy is at its peak at certain places in Punjab. The operation started quite early in May. In this growers ignored the experts who did not recommend transplanting before June