Govt to intensify raids on mustard oil dealers
As many as 75 persons have been admitted to Government hospitals after consuming adulterated mustard oil in different parts of the city. All of them complained of swelling in the limbs, face,
As many as 75 persons have been admitted to Government hospitals after consuming adulterated mustard oil in different parts of the city. All of them complained of swelling in the limbs, face,
In a major breakthrough, Indian scientists have identified an Eco-friendly biological method to control aphids, a pest which attacks mustard plants, thereby eliminating a major bottleneck in
Agricultural and medicinal plants like black cumin (kala jeera), bitter gourd (karela), Indian mustard and black pepper (kali mirch), grown and used in India for generations, have been patented by
Alarmed at the partial damage to pulses, mustard and wheat rabi crop in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, due to prolonged cloudy weather, rain and hail, the Union Agriculture
Despite widespread hue and cry several years ago, mustard oil-widely used as cooking oil in Nepal-continues to be heavily adulterated by Argemone Mexicana, a poisonous black seed. The findings have
Ever heard of protein-fortified potatoes, low-calorie mustard oil, pest-resistant cabbage, insect-resistant rice, or worm-busting bell peppers? Over the next couple of years, all these are expected
Research just published in the journal Science indicates that pollen from genetically modified (GM) mustard could carry artificially introduced genes up to 3 km away, much further than previously
After eating adulterated mustard oil in Chibramau, Uttar Pradesh, dropsy disease has started showing its effect. Due to this, one woman died in Teacher's colony. She was being treated in Hallet
Scientists of CCS Haryana Agricultural University Regional Research Station, Bawal, Rewari, have developed a new mustard variety RB-24. This variety has 12-20 per cent more yield than standard
Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) has developed two salt tolerant mustard/rapeseed varieties, Binasarisha-5 and Binasarisha-6, and a sesame (til) variety, Binatil-1. The National
Gene campaign, an NGO, has been asked to make public the data on a genetically modified mustard sought to be introduced in the country by Proagro, a subsidiary of the multinational company. Aventis,
Argemone has been detected in three samples of mustard oil taken by the Lucknow Nagar Nigam (LNN) authorities from different parts of the Uttar Pradesh State Capital. Taking a serious note of cases
After commercial cultivation of transgenic cotton and field evaluation of mustard, India is now all set to release genetically modified (GM) pigeon-pea and chick pea pulses, for which work is
The Government on Thursday raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of rapeseed, mustard, by up to Rs 30 per quintal and gram and masur by Rs 20 per quintal. While MSP of wheat, barley and safflower
It is a fat-burner, forex earner and nutrition provider. After a decade of research TERI has developed a new variety of rapeseed mustard which, it claims is more nutritious and produces oil that
Integrating modern tissue culture techniques with conventional breeding, scientists here have come out with India's first export quality rapeseed mustard that not only yields better quality oil, but
Hope floated in drought-hit Mastapur village when people heard of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (nrega) in 2006. Residents of this village in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district thought
The hostile environment in the Thar desert has been home to one of the finest biodiversity in India
Genetically modified trees could be soaking up poisonous metals from the ground in the near future or even mine for precious ones
The Sarvodaya Ashram in Uttar Pradesh has helped regenerate of hectares of saline land.