Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
The African Development Bank has launched a report that seeks to empower women to take the lead in agribusiness and agriculture value chains thus participating in Africa’s economic growth process. The report, Economic Empowerment of African Women Through Equitable Participation in Agricultural Value Chains, identifies opportunities for women that can …
Amaravati, the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh, will face eight major environmental challenges that may affect the local atmosphere and lead to adverse climatic events in the region, a document prepared by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified. According to the document, degradation of vegetation, uncontrolled concretization, lack of …
West Africa has unprecedented opportunities for agricultural growth, but making the most of them will require more effective regional integration, says a new report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). To …
Agriculture and agro-industry are important sectors in the economies of most developing countries, where they provide the main source of livelihoods for the majority of the poor. The lack of a sustainable supply of affordable energy is a major constraint to the development of these sectors in developing countries. Traditionally, …
Advance biochar production technique, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC, wet pyrolysis) offers an option to tap the benefits of biomass residues of food industry characterized by high moisture and low calorific value. HTC is more energy efficient due to its low temperature operationsand higher biochar recovery rates (up to 90%).
Cargill has made one of the broadest commitments to environmental protection ever by a large agricultural company. The company says it wants to root out deforestation in all of its agricultural supply chains. Speaking to the BBC, Cargill's chief executive Dave MacLennan said that he wanted Cargill to be a …
Apart from increasing area under horticulture in Madhya Pradesh, modern technology is also being promoted in the sector. Agro industries are being promoted for economic empowerment of farmers. For this, Horticulture and Food Processing Department was constituted in year 2005 by merging Horticulture & Farm Forestry Department and Agro Industries …
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s elevation as the Prime Minister has come as a boon for his home State as after an important permission to put sluice gates on Narmada Dam in June, the Modi Government gave clearances to two more projects — the cold storage for perishable goods …
SURAT: Chorus is growing for permanent closure of Geo Hybrid Industrial Solution Pvt Limited (GSPL) plant located in Gujarat Eco Textile Park (GETP) in Palsana. The clamour has grown among residents of as many as 50 villages in the adjoining areas of Palsana taluka following the death of two workers …
The state agriculture department has undertaken a Seed Mission to make Bengal self-reliant in seed production. State agriculture minister Arup Roy claimed Bengal is the only state to go for such mission. The department has set a target of catering to 65 per cent of the state's demand for seeds …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the roadmap for putting agriculture on high-growth trajectory with intensive use of technology in farming to scale up land productivity. In a bid to illustrate how his government would implement claims made in President’s speech to the joint session of the Parliament, Mr …
The State has got investments to the tune of Rs.500 crore in the agro products sector from the Biyani Group-owned Future Consumer Enterprise Limited, said Finance Minister Amit Mitra here on Wednesday. Pointing out that 30 to 40 per cent of total agricultural production went waste in the State , …
In the past 50 years, Indian agriculture has undergone a major transformation, from dependence on food aid to becoming a consistent net food exporter. The gradual reforms in the agricultural sector (following the broader macro-reforms of the early 1990s) spurred some unprecedented innovations and changes in the food sector driven …
The nod given to field trials of more than 200 genetically modified (GM) seeds by the Union Agriculture Ministry smacks of vested interests of the Congress-led government, claimed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kisan Morcha president Om Prakash Dhankar here today. The decision had been taken hurriedly without any research conducted …
Gandhinagar: With a view to protecting the interests of farmers going in for greenhouse and polyhouse farming, the government has undertaken a stringent exercise for empanelment of companies that would build and maintain these units. Once the system is put in place, the companies will have to ensure that the …
Perturbed by the environmental pollution being caused by a prawn farming company at Kalaignanapuram, villagers of Thulukanakulam and Kalaignanapuram under Vaipar panchayat limits, have sought the intervention of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) officials stationed in Tuticorin to initiate action against the company. The agitating villagers, who approached …
At a time when farmers across the state are increasingly abandoning paddy cultivation, a group of traditional paddy farmers and agriculture experts have teamed up to form the state’s first producer company to promote paddy cultivation in Wayanad The company, Wayanad Agriculture & Spices Producer company Private Limited (WASP), has …
The Karnataka government today launched an agricultural marketing policy aimed at fostering competition, capacity building, bringing in transparency and ushering in an era of single unified licence. State's Minister for Horticulture and Agro Marketing Shamanur Shivashankarappa, who unveiled the document, said licensing procedures would be simplified and a single licence …
The Lok Sabha tonight okayed a new farmer-friendly land acquisition Bill that promises to address landowners’ concerns as regards relief and rehabilitation. A last-minute division of votes forced by the Trinamool Congress saw 216 members voting in its favour and 19 against it. A recently acquired land in Mullanpur The …
For 52-year-old Nagappa Nimbegundi, a farmer from Makari village in North Karnataka, this Independence Day was special. After three years of relentless efforts, he has managed to revive 13 varieties of indigenous cotton and 11 other varieties of non-Bt cotton in his farm. The seed bank that he is developing …
