Unapproved GM cotton in use in Maharashtra
NAGPUR: Farmers in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district have reported the illegal sale of seeds, and cultivation, of a genetically modified (GM) cotton variant not yet approved for use in […]
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Farm Education: How to make our agricultural universities perform – like in the sixties
The ICAR should be given statutory powers to regulate and set minimum standards for varsities similar to Medical, Dental, or Bar Council of India. Agricultural […]
Derailment of climate action will be catastrophic for India
By Vineet Kumar New Delhi : With the US withdrawing from Paris climate agreement, it will be very difficult to keep the temperature below 2 degree […]
Bihar is India’s top litchi-producing state
Muzaffarpur : Bihar is the top litchi-producing state in India, contributing about 40 percent of the total production, most of which comes from Muzaffarpur district. The […]
Employment Avenues in Agriculture
India, with 1.34 billion people which is growing at a rate of 1.8 per cent a year and could make the country the most populous […]
Agriculture university to release new hybrid pig Jharsuk next week
Summary: “By 1990s, we developed TMV, after crossing Tamworth and local variety, taking into account the social acceptance of black coloured pigs,” he said.Singh explained […]
Cabinet clears India-AARDO MoU on rural development
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and African-Asian Rural Development Organisation (AARDO) for […]
Scientists urged to devise strategies to face drought
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Director-General Trilochan Mohapatra on Friday urged scientists in the field of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and livestock to come up […]