New wheat variety developed
The Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute has developed a new wheat variety, Ufaq-2002, through tissue culture. This was told to the participants in a training course held here at the Ayub
The Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute has developed a new wheat variety, Ufaq-2002, through tissue culture. This was told to the participants in a training course held here at the Ayub
The Government has rejected a proposal for the release of genetically modified Bt Cotton seeds in north India. The proposal by Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co (MAHYCO), in which US Biotech major Monsanto
The Delhi High Court today ordered the Delhi government and civic agencies to rid the city of stray cattle within a year or face serious action. The government, MCD Commissioner, NDMC Chairman have
The Delhi government will soon set up five model farms where vegetables, fruits and flowers will be grown all round the year in controlled conditions. Experts from the Indian Agricultural Research
In a significant development, the commercial release of Bt cotton (MECH-915) in northern India was rejected by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee(GEAC), the apex environmental body of the
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), unanimously rejected the proposal for commercial cultivation in north India of a new variety of Bt cotton developed by Mahyco Seed Company in
The Pakistan government considers development of agriculture sector as a top priority and researchers should work to develop agricultural growth rate to meet the ever increasing food requirements of
A high-level meeting expressed its concern over the damage of agriculture land due to sewerage water in and around the Gujranwarla (Pakistan). The meeting was presided over by Provincial Food
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad has developed a new high yield CLCuV resistant and heat tolerant cotton variety, NIAB-999.
The GPU-28 ragi variety developed by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, has achieved a rare distinction. The drought-resistant ragi variety, which was developed in 1998 at a research
The U.S. government's oversight of biotech crops once they have been approved is inadequate and has potential vulnerabilities, according to a new report from the Pew Initiative on Food and
The government has, for the moment, shut the door on transgenic crops. The inter-departmental Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has rejected the case for commercialising transgenic cotton
The Prime Minister set up a four-member committee to sort out problems of sugarcane growers particularly from Uttar Pradesh, but tunred down Miss Mayawati's demand to immediately empower states to
First, farmers across Gujarat plumped for the illegal Navbharat Bt cotton seed, preferring it to the official Mahyco seed. Now, it turns out that an official committee of the Gujarat State Government
Ranbaxy Laboratories has refuted the allegations made by the Chairperson of National Egg Coordination Committee regarding the premeire pharmaceutical company selling imported vaccines to poultry
At least 25 calves have died from a diseases identified as bring caused by FMD virus at Sanosara village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, even as medical teams across the district and state have
The controversy over the genetically modified Bt Cotton has taken a new turn with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture debunking the claims about its efficacy. It has asked the
Brazil's environmental protection agency, Ibama, said last week it was seeking to halt the release of 17,800 tonnes of genetically modified Argentine corn from the port of Recife earmarked for
On the completion of the irrigation reforms programme, there would be 100 per cent increase in the crop production in Pakistan, said Dutch Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Marcel Kurpershoek. He was talking
Concerned over the plight of drought-hit farmers, Telugu Desam Party joined the Opposition in Lok Sabha in demanding immediate steps like waiver of entire interest on farm loans, easy credit