A punishing drought in Texas has not only damaged crops, killed cattle, and led to widespread fires, but has also killed off a significant portion of the state's trees: between 100 and 500 million

In the second term of the United Progressive Alliance, the Food Ministry has been totally consumed with the drafting of the Bill which has been routed through the National Advisory Council, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and the Empowered Group of Ministers on Food.

The massive drought that has dried out Texas over the past year has killed as many as half a billion trees, according to new estimates from the Texas Forest Service.

The income is not enough to meet even their expenses this year

The State government will seek Rs 2,606 crore from the Centre to take up relief operations in the drought-affected areas of the State, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked district collectors to gear up to tackle the extensive drought in the State. The Chief Minister, Mr N.

The Opposition parties demanded a white paper on drought situation.

Mahyco confident of regulatory approvals, plans launch within a year.

Bt brinjal may have gone into the deep freezer, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co (Mahyco) from coming up with new genetically modified (GM) crops.

The U.N.'s climate chief said on Saturday she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases, after a week o

Zara, an Afghan mother of seven, doesn't know what to tell her children when they ask about dinner.