- Fund to promote Darjeeling tea planned
Tea majors including Goodricke Group, Warren, Eveready, Jay Shree, Duncans and a host of other companies with interests in Darjeeling, are working towards the creation of a Darjeeling Development
Tea majors including Goodricke Group, Warren, Eveready, Jay Shree, Duncans and a host of other companies with interests in Darjeeling, are working towards the creation of a Darjeeling Development
An unidentified disease has infected coffee plantations in the Kodagu district in Karnataka, leaving no clue to scientist to diagnose, even as some suggest that Bordeaux mixture could be used to
The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has drawn up a project for the Ninth Plan to bridge the critical gaps between technology generations and assessment and enhancement of
PUCL report : The Madhya Pradesh police are blatantly fabricating evidence to settle scores with social activists in the state, according to a report that the People's Union for Civil Liberty (PUCL)
The government on Tuesday ordered a Corps of Detectives probe into the alleged suicide by farmers of Bidar and Gulbarga districts who have fallen into debt traps following the loss of tur dal. The
In a bid to improve production, productivity and quality of coffee, the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), Balehonnur, has proposed taking up a mega project on "Biotechnology for productivity
Oranges will make all the differences in the lives of nearly 500 farmers of Hoshiarpur in Punjab. Strange though it sounds, this is actually true as these farmers have been approached by Seagram, the
The Centre for Advanced Studies in Poultry Science, Kerala Agricultural University, Mannuthy, near here, will release two new varieties of chicks from April. The varieties, 'Varna,' the coloured
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Phdcci) has said the new government should ensure a hike in public investment in agriculture sector with a special emphasis on developing irrigation and
The Government in the Legislative Assembly today, refused to go beyond the reports from its officials on the suicide committed by farmers in Bidar district on account of the failure of toor dhal
Studies conducted at the Rubber Research Institute of India by scientist, Dr. R. Kothandaraman, have shown that rubberwood saw dust could be used as a substrate for oyster mushroom
A proposal to formulate a national agricultural marketing policy has been mooted to prepare the agriculture sector for the post-2000 scenario, when the WTO agreement comes into force. Initial
Low world cereal stocks for the third consecutive year have rung a warning bell, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. This is despite a good wheat crop anticipated in India, Western
Swiss authorities confirmed that the maize shipment seized last Saturday in Basel on board the MS Bernisse contained illegal genetically engineered maize strains. The Swiss announcement confirms
An environmental watchdog organisation has urged the Supreme Court to direct the government to challenge the US patent granted to a Texas-based company for a strain of rice derived from basmati. In a
The Uttar Pradesh government has distributed about 6,700 hectares of reclaimed land to over 16,000 poor and landless families for cultivation under a $112.2 million World Bank aided project. The
A Rs 12 crore 'seed health' research programme at the Bio-technology Department of the Mysore University is to shortly commence a Rs 1.2 crore DANIDA funded research programme to 'diagnose possible
An oil-bearing spice plant, commonly called fennel, has the capability to curb the multiplication of mustard aphid, a pest that attacks the mustard plant, according to scientists at the Lucknow-based
Two decades ago Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh was bereft of any mango orchards. Today, 50,000 acres in this drought prone area is covered by mango plantations. Of this, orchards in 30,000 acres
29 other claims in offing : US-based MOnsanto Chemicals has filed an application with US authorities claiming patent right over Bt cotton, a pest resistant cotton seed claimed to be developed by its