Germany has rejected shipment of over 80 containers of turmeric exported from India. At around Rs 3,000 per quintal, the total turmeric consignment is worth over $1 million. Exporters engaged in

Madhya Pradesh government has initiated several steps in the last four-and-a half years to promote sericulture as an employment generating sector in the state. Japan assisted Rs 750 crore 'soil to

Thailand will request that the United States trade mark office revoke a trade mark under the name "Jasmati" used by an American firm on its rice product to prevent public misunderstanding that the

Uttar Pradesh Govenment has chalked out an ambitious Rs 800 crore plan to reclaim wasteland in 27 districts identified in the State. Funded by the Centre and the State Govenemnt, the project would be

When Dr Jayant Narlikar, director of the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), planted three apple saplings in Pune last year, his colleagues were sceptical they would grow.

While bridging the 'lab-to-land-gap' has been the aim behind the series of Kisan Melas held in the country, some new ground is sought to be broken by the one being conducted in Shikohabad (UP) on 5

Chinese President Jiang Zemin has pledged to further farm sector reforms, stressing government guarantees that land contracts held by millions of farmers would be valid for 30 years. Mr. Jiang told

The simultaneous floods and drought in the state have caused massive crop damage, leading to a production loss of more than 27 lakh tons of paddy and vagetables in 11 districts. At least Rs 30 crore

A nationwide survey in UK of 3,500 farms aimed at establishing whether bovine spongiform encephalopathy has spread to sheep is to be undertaken in the new

India has banned the import of crop seeds containing the controversial Terminator gene, but farm experts and activists say this is not enough to protect the rights of millions of farmers that