Agriculture

BRRI-dhan 63 raises optimism among farmers, scientists

Sherpur, Jun 11 (UNB)-Production of BRRI-dhan 63, a fine quality high-yielding rice variety newly developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), has raised great optimism among farmers in

Publication Date: 
15/06/2015
Bangladesh Today
Tags:
Agriculture, Rice, Agricultural Research, Food Crops, Bangladesh, South Asia
Agriculture

Modified rice may help combat China’s smog problem, Chinese scientists claim

Chinese scientists have found a way to change the genetic make-up of a popular species of rice, a move they claim could ease the country’s chronic smog problem by lowering the amount of fertilisers

Publication Date: 
12/06/2015
South China Morning Post
Tags:
Agriculture, Air Pollution, China, Rice, Air Pollution Control, Water Pollution
Climate Change

Dynamics of well irrigation systems and CO2 emissions in different agroecosystems of South Central India

Water application systems under wells extracting groundwater are one of the major factors influencing climate change in the agricultural sector. In the context of growing demand for adaption of pressurized irrigation with electric pumps in South Central India, the present study was undertaken to assess the carbon dioxide emission (CO2 e) for different irrigation systems.

Original Source

Publication Date: 
10/06/2015
K. S. Reddy, M. Kumar, V. Maruthi & et al
Current Science
2063-2070
Tags:
Irrigation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Agriculture, Tubewells, Groundwater Irrigation, India, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rice, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Vegetables, Green House Gases
Agriculture

Biocon’s Kiran Mazumdar Shaw knocks on PMO door for movement on GM crops issue

While the Narendra Modi government has moved swiftly on a range of environmental issues— approving long-delayed projects, arguably clearing the backlog inherited from the UPA and bringing in proces

Publication Date: 
06/05/2015
Anubhuti Vishnoi
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
GM Crops, Biotechnology, Brinjal, Rice, Wheat, Cotton, Environment, Agriculture
Agriculture

New saline-tolerant hybrid rice variety developed

Rice cultivators in the brackish water paddy tracts of the northern districts of the State, especially Kattampally here, can now cultivate a new saline-tolerant hybrid organic rice variety develope

Publication Date: 
30/04/2015
Mohamed Nazeer
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Kerala, Rice, Organic Farming, Kasaragod (D), Crops, Ecosystems, Agriculture
Climate Change

Inventory of U.S. reenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 – 2013

After two years of decline, total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere because of human activity increased 2 percent in 2013 over the previous year. That surge was fueled, in large part, because of a growing economy, falling coal prices and a cold winter, the U.S.

Publication Date: 
15/04/2015
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tags:
GreenHouse Gases, United States Of America (US), IPCC, Fossil Fuels, Waste Incineration, Coal, Mining, Carbon Dioxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Rice, Forests, Land Use, Landfill, Composting, Agriculture, Electricity, Climate Change
Water Resources

Towards a water and food secure future

In 2050 there will be enough water to help produce the food needed to feed a global population expected to top nine billion, but overconsumption, degradation and the impact of climate change will reduce water supplies in many regions, especially developing countries, FAO and the World Water Council (WWC) have warned in a paper.

Publication Date: 
14/04/2015
FAO
Tags:
Water Resources, Food Security, India, Rice, Food Prices, Rural Water Supply, Urban Water Supply, Livestock, Water Pollution, China, Biofuel, Irrigation, Africa, Groundwater
Climate Change

Evaluation of a regional climate model for impact assessment of climate change on crop productivity in the tropics

Regional climate models (RCMs) are considered to be more useful than general circulation models for assessing impacts of climate change scenarios in agriculture.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2015
Manju Zacharias, S. Naresh Kumar, S. D. Singh
Current Science
108
6
1119-1126
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Climate Impacts, Rice, Asia, Global Warming, Wheat, Carbon Dioxide, Rainfall Pattern, Irrigation
Land

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding conversion of land from ‘Nilam’ (Wetland) to ‘Purayidam’ (Dry land), Kerala, 10/03/2015

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Revenue Divisional Officer, Fort Kochi Vs Jalaja Dileep & Others dated 10/03/2015 regarding conversion of land from ‘Nilam’ (Wetland) to ‘Purayidam’ (Dry land).

Judgement Date: 
10/03/2015
Tags:
Wetlands, Kerala, Land Use, Supreme Court, High Court, Ernakulam, Legislation, Rice, Agriculture
Air Pollution

Rice mills: HC refuses to extend deadline for getting pollution

Surprised over non-compliance of its order even after a lapse of three years by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Madras High Court has refused to extend deadline for modern rice mills to obt

Publication Date: 
09/03/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai, High Court, Air Pollution, Groundwater Pollution, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Rice

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