Foot-and-mouth disease detected near Kushalnagar
Cattle in Halekoodige village near Kushalnagar(Karnataka) are to be ailing from the foot and mouth disease over the past 15
Cattle in Halekoodige village near Kushalnagar(Karnataka) are to be ailing from the foot and mouth disease over the past 15
Two more new tea clones have been released by the Bangladesh Tea Research Institute Srimangal.They are BT-14 and BT-15.Since 1966 Bangladesh Tea Research Institute have earlier released 13 Clonal Tea
Every now and then, there is an anthrax scare in Karnataka.Three head of cattle died of anthrax in a village in Hassan district a few days ago.Some time ago, there were instances of anthrax in Kolar
Greenpeace,the international environmental organisation, today met the Union Environment Minister, Mr T.R. Baalu, to discuss the performance of Bt cotton. The meeting focused on the expert team
Crops that are genetically altered to produce medicines risk contaminating the food supply, the food industry's largest trade groups says. It is asking federal regulations to place more restrictions
Jumping the gun seems to be the new sport West Bengal wants to excel in. Else, why would industry and planning minster Nirupam Sen announce that a committee will implement certain Mckinsey
Cultivating Bt cotton can increase yields by as much as 80 per cent in India, according to a study being published in the coming issue of Science. Last year, Bt cotton, which carries a bacterial gene
The Bush administration, which is trying to enlist support from allies for a possible war with Iraq, has not yet decided whether to file a World Trade Organization complaint against the European
Hopes of an end to the almost year long quest for a please all agriculture policy suffered another setback when the government ordered a fourth draft to be drawn up after its constituents virtually
Seven research projects, supported by the Andhra Pradesh Netherlands Biotechnology Programme for Dryland Agriculture (APNLBP), have developed transgenics in castor, sorghum, pigeonpea and groundnut.
India's draft National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) has proposed changes in the structure of regulatory authority for genetically modified organisms, food and crops. The document
The agriculture sector, involving over 70 per cent of the population in Jammu and Kashmir, is reportedly being ignored, with a majority of the people giving preference to other fields for economic
Haryana agriculture minister Jaswinder Singh has sought the Prime Minister's intervention to immediately announce some relief for the state's small and marginal farmers who have suffered due to poor
India's foodgrain production is likely to fall to its seven-yar low of 183.17 million tonne in 2002-03. Due to the worst drought in last 120 years, the foodgrain output in 2002-03 will mark a sharp
The country's first transgenic varieties of castor, sorghum, redgram and groundnut will be ready for field tests two years from now. Using different strains of genes taken from Bacillus
In an attempt to bolster economic ties, India and the 20 nation Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa signed a accord to establish joint ventures in agro-processing and to cooperate in
By setting up as many as 20 greenhouses in Lari area in Lahaul and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, scientists of Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana have
At the initiative of Pragjyotish Gaolia Bank, Rangiya branch, the Ballava Krishak Sangha, an NGO of Rangiya has made remarkable achievements within a short time. The NGO started in 2002, has brought
Researchers of the Institute of Biological Science (IBS) of Rajshahi University (RU) recently developed a new kind of organic fertilizer using Vermic Technology.A particular species of earthworm and
The size of culrivable lands in north-western Bangladesh is gradually reducing due to various reasons.The lands have been reduced by about 15 lakh acreas in 16 north-western districts in the past two