<p>The recent growth in traction for zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in India should be considered within the context of the growing agrarian crisis, as the gap worsens between input costs (including
BENGALURU: India may be home to 15% of the global livestock population, but its contribution to the global methane emissions by the domesticated animals is only 10.63%, a study by the National Institute
SHIMLA: In the name of development hydro power projects are spelling doom in tribal districts of Himachal Pradesh. While local residents and green activists oppose these projects, the government plans
‘India exporting rice worth ₹40,000 crore annually due to scientific application’ India is exporting rice worth ₹ 40,000 crore annually and other food products despite facing massive adverse impact
Chandigarh: Father of the Green Revolution in India and renowned farm scientist M S Swaminathan has given the call for 'evergreen revolution', "which implies productivity improvement in perpetuity without
“As Assam is one of the top 10 rice producing States of the country, in 2016 we produced 52 lakh metric ton of rice and this year our expectation is to have paddy harvest of around 75 lakh metric ton as
KOCHI: Experts have recommended setting up of a common gene bank for vulnerable fish species besides setting up fish sanctuaries for improvement of natural stocks in order to mitigate the impacts of climate
The 30th national-level training course on ‘Soil, air, water pollution and mitigation strategies’ organised by the Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT), Department of Soil Science, PAU was inaugurated
`Non-GM Seeds Helped Raise Production 5-Fold In 60 Yrs' The debate around genetically modified crops and a recent PIL in the Supreme Court may force the government to delay its final decision on GM mustard.
The government has identified and registered nine new indigenous breeds of livestock and poultry this year, taking the list of `desi' breeds in the country to 160, including 40 of cows and 13 of buffaloes.
In the Lutyens’ Delhi, survival rate of saplings has shown a steady rise during the last three monsoons, according to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research. By the end of this season, the New Delhi
