Govt joins parties at farms
The DDA has come up with a way to deal with the illegal parties and weddings in farmhouses. The plan is simple
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Hybrid Bt cotton clears worm trial
When an inter-ministerial meeting deliberates to form a cohesive policy to adopt for Genetically Modified (GM) food tomorrow, the fact that Bt cotton is still not cleared for Punjab and Haryana, the
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Who will fund Antyodaya expansion?
The food ministry is unlikely to get the Rs 800 crore it needs to double coverage of the very poor under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). Indications are that the coming Budget will not provide for
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Cooking up dream rice' for hungry poor
Bio-engineered rice, say experts, could help alleviate malnutrition. The alternate is likely to be available for farming by 2006, they said. They are participating in the IXth Asian Congress Of
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Delay in grain release may affect Food for Work scheme: Minister
Relief works taken up under the Food for Work scheme in drought-hit areas may soon come to a standstill following the delay in release of foodgrains by the Centre to the Karnataka. According to
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Bt cotton yields more in India than elsewhere : Study
The good news may take some time to travel from the campus of Berkeley and Bonn to cotton plantations across Aurangabad and Warangal. New findings by two professors of agriculture and economics who
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Basmati rice cheats face DNA crackdown
Food watchdogs plan action to stop basmati rice cheats - companies that mislead unwitting consumers by mixing the fragrant strain from the Himalayan foothills with other long-grain alternatives. DNA
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GM corn
The Monsanto Company has said it had received final regulatory approval to market a genetically
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UK plans DNA tests to stop rice cheats
Food watchdogs plan action to stop basmati rice cheats, companies that mislead unwitting consumers by mixing the fragrant strain from the Himalayan foothills with other long-grain alternatives. DNA
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AEZs to be launched next week in Kerala
Five agricultural export zones (AEZs) in nine districts of Kerala will be formally launched at Thiruvananthapuram on March 5, according to Mr P.H. Kurien, the State Industries Secretary. Inaugurating
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B'lore to get organic farming institute
To promote sustainable agricultural practices, Karnataka and five other states will get regional centres of National Institute of Organic Farming under the Rs 100-crore project formulated by the
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Japan to allow GMO in feed grains
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will implement a new rule on April 1, allowing unapproved genetically modified organisms of up to one per cent in feed grains, a ministry
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Lamy hails Chirac proposal on farm subsidy suspension
French President Jacques Chirac's call for rich nations to suspend subsidies on farm exports to poor ones was a positive move that strengthened the European Union's negotiating position in the Doha
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CCMB, NDDB to map buffalo genome
In the largest genome initiative of any animal or plant species in India, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here with funding from the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will
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Virtual varsity on semi-arid tropics
The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), here and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, have initiated the process for establishing a virtual
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Punjab Government to set up confederation of farmers
The Punjab Government has decided to initiate establishment of a Confederation of Punjab Farmers and a Guru Nanak Vishwa Foundation this year, which has been christened as "year of development",
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BJP seeks discussion on cow slaughter
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned for 30 minutes amid loud protests by the BJP members. They were demanding a discussion on reports relating to the unearthing of evidence linked to cow
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Govt told to review food subsidies
The surplus food available in government godowns may be a problem in terms of storage but the stocks helped mitigate the adverse effects of the drought. According to the Economic Survey 2002-2003
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Rachol breaths stench due to govt decision on khazan lands
When the Agriculture director wrote a letter to taluka mamlatdars in September last to ensure that saline water is not allowed into khazan lands for pissiculture, the avowed aim was to curb rising
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Drought takes heavy toll on farm output
The annual pre-Budget Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament, has warned of a whopping 3 per cent negative growth in agriculture production this year because of drought, which affected almost all