Agriculture is multi-functional, producing economic goods including food, feed, fibre, and fuel, as well as providing several intangible or non-tradable services to society free of cost. Non-tradable services,
The Supreme Court has notified the Union government and life science multinaitonal Monsanto on grounds of violation of environmental laws that regulate genetic engineering. The SC's notice is in
The Madras High Court admitted a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas(Control and Regulation) Act, which provided for relocating
Ever on the lookout for innovative ways to feed its 1.2-billion people, China has turned to conditioning rice and wheat seeds in space to lift crop yields,the State news media has said.Seven times in
Despite the impressive progress made by the pesticides industry during the last two decades, the country's regulatory organisations provide the biggest hurdle for the future growth. The Government
The Fourth Agricultural Science Congress began in Jaipur today with a call to attain food security in the country through the stability of agricultural exports. About 500 agricultural scientists from
Thailand, the world's largest rice exporter, is experiencing its worst water shortage since 1994 and faces its most severe drought in decades, said Nareenat Roonapai, senior economist at the Ministry
The incidence of foot and mouth disease (FMD) among the cloven-footed animals of the city and rest of the State is increasing during the winter months. This was revealed by a study conducted by the
Gujarat cattle-breeders say plan to hand over grazing grounds, and not wasteland, to industries will affect their
The 'Agrani' a new variety of mustard released by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) for cultivation in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan takes about 100 days to
The second three-day Asia Pacific Crop Protection conference will be organised in Mumbai from February 18. The first seminar was held in February last year. The confernce will focus primarily on
