Centre to write to States on cow slaughter ban law
The Union Cabinet took the first step towards the formulation of a stringent Central law to ban cow slaughter by deciding to write to all States requesting them to allow the Centre to come out with
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Punjab to diversify crop pattern
The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh unveiled an ambitious programme to diversify the cropping pattern in his state, under which 25 lakh acres is proposed to be brought under crops other than
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Farmers advised to grow more cotton
Speakers at a seminar held on cotton production urged growers to adopt modern technology, use quality seeds and adopt better water management techniques to maximise the yield. The seminar was
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GM cotton gives more for less for South Africa farmers
Genetically modified crops have advocates and detractors, but for South African cotton farmer T.J. Buthelezi, the technology is a godsend. Sheltering from the sun in the shade of a tree which his
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Swaminathan urges farm infrastructure development
Renowned ago - scientist M S Swaminathan has said the government should make adequate investment in developing infrastructure in rural India was to survive in global economy. "We have entered the
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Against the grain: Bt basmati's like gilding the lily
Basmati rice and Darjeeling tea are perhaps India's most easily identifiable premium products in the area of food. Basmati is a highly prized rice, its markets are growing and it is a high-end,
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Drought-hit farmers sell off animals to abattoirs
Shantipuram, a sleepy village in a remote corner, of the backward district of Chittoor comes to life. People from neighbouring villages descend on the village with their cattle looking for a
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Green revolution father lists remedies
Investment in agriculture in the state has gone down in the past eight years because of poor infrastructure in rural West Bengal, the father of the Green Revolution said. M.S. Swaminathan, whose
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Commodities Act passed in Lok Sabha
Just as nearly 200 sugarcane farmers from UP were protesting at Vijay Chowk, near the Parliament, the Lok Sabha amended the Essential Commodities Act 1955 in a bid to mitigate their plight. Rajya
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GM crops will yield a bitter harvest
Does India need GM crops? Even the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee is not sure. Why else would it first permit cultivation of Bt cotton and then change its mind? Our farmers are still
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Biotech cotton seeds lead to debate in India
Farmers have planted India's approved crop of genetically engineered cotton, known as Bt for the soil organism that is toxic to some plant pests. The seed, developed by Monsanto Co, of St. Louis and
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Hyderabad scientists to find genes controlling drought tolerance in rice
A group scientists from the University of Hyderabad, led by Prof A.R. Reddy, of the School of Life Sciences, has taken up the functional genomics approach to identify genes controlling drought
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Diversified farming
The image of the Punjab chief minister sharing a dais with private sector representatives to announce contract farming for basmati rice conveys a powerful image. The move and the political backing
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Australia scours for wheat virus
Australia's nationwide hunt for a crop-destroying wheat virus will involve thousands of samples from farms and breeding facilities, the Department of Agriculture said. States and territories would
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Gehlot writes to Advani on wheat quota
The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot has asked the Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, to remove the procedural delays in the allocation of wheat for distribution among the drought affected
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Australia GM canola hopes fade with state ban
The Australian state of Victoria banned commercial genetically modified (GM) canola growing for at least a year yesterday, making it unlikely such crops will be planted anywhere in Australia this
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UK scientists challenge greens over GM food claims
The Royal Society, Britain's academy of scientists, challenged groups asserting that genetically-modified foods are inherently unsafe to come up with evidence to prove their point. In two
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Krishna stops eviction of farmers from forest land
In what could termed as a victory for the padyatra of 'bagair-hukum' farmers held by the BJP under the stewardship of B S Yediyurappa, MLC, Chief Minister S M Krishna has promised to instruct forest
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CM releases CDs on rice genome sequence
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu released the CDs on rice genome sequence at his chambers in Secretariat. It was developed by the University of Hyderabad Rice Functional Genomics
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Laws to regulate seed production and imports for the first time
Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed legislation to regulate the quality of seed and planting material. A legal structure to ensure standards in seed production and quality of seeds is being