Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board in the matter of Kapil Dev & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated January 14, 2025. All possible efforts were being made by the Punjab Mandi Board to comply with the NGT guidelines and to dispose of the vegetable waste of …
In a country where about a third of farmland is drought-prone, farmers have started adopting technologies that help mitigate the impact of water scarcity and maximise output with minimum inputs. Micro irrigation is the known technology to save water which has been used successfully by countries like Israel. Despite government …
BHUBANESWAR: With monsoon playing truant, the State Government on Friday decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells in three years to overcome water scarcity for cultivation. “The Government has decided to install at least one lakh bore-wells to extend irrigation facilities,” said a senior official after attending a meeting, …
Water Resources Minister P.J. Joseph said on Tuesday that a generation having deep awareness on farming should be groomed and the Comprehensive Horticulture Development Plan is being implemented with this aim. Inaugurating its district-level implementation at the Government Higher Secondary School, Kudayathur, he said that the plan is to provide …
Golden Rice (GR) has been genetically engineered to be rich in b-carotene for use as a source of vitamin A. The objective was to compare the vitamin A value of b-carotene in GR and in spinach with that of pure b-carotene in oil when consumed by children.
Agartala: The Northeast’s fourth mega food park will be set up in Tripura at a cost of Rs 72 crore to accelerate the growth of food processing industry in the region, a minister said here on Sunday. It will be used to preserve fruits and vegetables coming from the country …
SRINAGAR: The State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed by Chief Secretary Madhav Lal, approved the Action Plan 2012-13 for Rs 112.08 crore under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in a meeting held here Thursday. Under the Plan Rs 12 crore has been earmarked for implementation of vegetable initiative for urban …
The soft, shiny red exterior of tomatoes or the lush, green texture of peas and leafy veggies might tempt one's taste buds and their "freshness" might appeal to the eyes, but there lies something sinister beneath - a toxic concoction of hazardous chemicals. Says Utpal Raychaudhuri, a senior scientist at …
Both resistance and tolerance, which are two strategies that plants use to limit biotic stress, are affected by the abiotic environment including atmospheric CO2 levels. We tested the hypothesis that elevated CO2 would reduce resistance (i.e., the ability to prevent damage) but enhance tolerance (i.e., the ability to regrow and …
Senegal's capitol city Dakar sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean on a peninsula. It's at least a thousand miles to the Sahara desert yet the air today is so thick with sand that the tops of buildings disappear in a sandy haze. It's the worst sand storm in a year …
Guwahati: The Assam government is planning to bring around five lakh hectares under double cropping pattern next season to boost the agriculture production of the state, Agriculture Minister Nilamoni Sen Deka said Wednesday. Last year, the agriculture department had initiated double cropping in about 2,90,000 hectares of mono-cropping land to …
A price increase and improvement in the terms of trade of agriculture after 2004-05 have revived agriculture in Uttar Pradesh. The performance, however, has varied across regions within the state and among crop groups. Price policies in favour of cereals discourage land diversification, but rising agricultural wages induce shifts in …
SHILLONG: An amount of Rs 493.13 crore was released by the Centre under the Horticulture Mission for the North East & Himalayan States during the year 2011-12. The mission aims at increasing fruit production, processing, research and marketing of fruit. The per capita availability of fruits and vegetables has increased …
Organic farming and Poly House Farms are becoming the ‘in thing’ with many progressive farmers in Haryana who subscribe to the mantra of enhancing their agricultural income by adopting non-traditional methods. Deepak Sura, Sarpanch of village Bugana in Hisar, for instance has been influenced by Israeli agricultural practices and techniques. …
Climate change, pollution of air, land and water, and change in globalisation policies are threatening the agricultural economy of the country. In such circumstances, focus should be on alleviating these problems, S. Damodaran, Minister for Agriculture, said here on Friday. Inaugurating the 23rd meeting of Indian Council of Agricultural Research …
JAMMU: All J&K; Movement for Peace and Justice today opposed the demand of some organizations that much delayed Food Safety & Standards Act 2006 be kept in abeyance for five years. Talking to reporters here today Deep Singh a prominent member of the Movement said that any more delay towards …
THE Yamuna River is one of the holiest waterways in India. The ghats - the pilgrim-built stone steps at the water's edge - are reminders of the multitudes of worshippers who once came here to pray. But few come to the Yamuna River in Delhi now to bathe in the …
Indian scientists, part of an international team of 300 from 14 countries, played a key role in cracking the genetic code of the tomato, as well as its wild ancestor, which should help tomato growers come up with tastier and more nutritious varieties. The Tomato Genome Consortium compared today’s domesticated …
An international team that includes scientists from India has cracked the genetic code of domesticated tomato — an achievement that will pave the way to improve yield, taste, nutrition, colour and shelf life of the kitchen essential. Giving an insight into the important breakthrough by the Tomato Genome Consortium (a …
Says educated youth can be attracted to create skilled jobs Introducing modern technology and bringing in educated youth in the primary agriculture sector will help Kerala produce its annual requirement of four million tonnes of rice from the one million hectares of land under paddy in the State, M.S. Swaminathan, …
Collector directed to take stern action Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash on Sunday directed District Collector P.M. Ali Asgar Pasha to take stern action against illegal sand-mining from the Bharathapuzha in Shoranur. Besides illegal sand-mining, hundreds of acres of the riverbed, dried up during the summer, has been converted into vegetable …
