New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked Sharad Pawar-headed agriculture ministry to respond to a PIL which sought implementation of the National Policy on Farmers and said despite spiralling a

The Union Textiles Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to study the functioning of Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and to advise the government on technical solutions for ensuring zero liquid discharge in the dyeing process, among other issues.

Minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma was awarded the Agriculture Leadership Award 2011 in New Delhi yesterday for his outstanding performance in the horticulture secto

It will give advice on ensuring zero liquid discharge in dyeing process

Nuclear safety has emerged as a key issue following the tsunami disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Complex in Japan. Scientists are calling on the nuclear establishment to adopt natural measures to protect nuclear installations against tsunamis.

As many as 46 per cent of the malnourished children of the world—of whom at least 75,000 die every month—are in India.

The Food Security Bill, approved by a group of ministers this month, has ignored malnutrition as a subject, surprising many observers in UN bodies.

Chief minister (CM) Prithviraj Chavan emphasised the necessity of green revolution to meet the increasing demands of the country.

It was in April-May 1968, that the country witnessed the wonderful spectacle of large arrivals of wheat grain in the mandis of Punjab like Moga and Khanna. Wheat production in the country rose to nearly 17 million tonnes that year, from the previous best harvest of 12 million tonnes.

No decision was taken at the first meeting of experts that deliberated on issues relating to the moratorium on the commercial release of Genetically Modified Bt Brinjal.

The experts were invited by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) for their views on the controversial issue.

Noted agriculture scientist M.S.