The state government has demanded 88,000 metric tonnes of food grains from the Centre as part of the drought mitigation plans, as the government suspects that productivity will be hampered to a lar
Scientists on Wednesday said they had developed a strain of rice that grows well in soils lacking the nutrient phosphorus, a feat that could boost crop yields for some farmers by as much as a fifth
Close on the heels of the ash pond breach in Hindalco Industries Limited, fly ash from Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited at Pandloi village has reportedly damaged large tract of land in Nishanbhang
Moderate to heavy rain during the past 24 hours in almost all parts of this region has brought smiles back on the faces of the disappointed farmers of Punjab and Haryana.
As suggested by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, the state government has started an exercise to find a viable alternative for paddy in the state.
Downpours and heatwaves caused by climate change could disrupt food supplies from the fields to the supermarkets, raising the risk of more price spikes such as this year's leap triggered by drought
This report examines the challenges of achieving food and nutrition security and provides an update on progress in implementing sustainable agricultural policies and practices in line with the Rome Principles.
NO GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD Standing committee orders probe into Bt Brinjal row; says proper tests not conducted before introduction, ‘collusion of worst kind’
This exhaustive report by the Parliamentary standing committee on agriculture looks critically at various aspects of the impact of GM crops on health and environment & says that these were overlooked while giving a go-ahead for Bt Brinjal trials in India.
