Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
In India the elongated, deep purple ovoid is considered one of the humblest of vegetables. The Bengalis call it begun which means a vegetable that has no virtue. But now the lowly brinjal has become the eye of the storm that is forcing you to sit up and take notice …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi November 02, 2009, 0:49 IST Climate change to also majorly affect fish catches in our seas, rivers. Climate change and a rise in sea temperature may result in the disappearance of reef-building corals along the Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar coasts in 10 to 50 …
Bangalore, Oct. 13 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working on new crop varieties in rice and potato to cope with climate change. These varieties are not just expected to be flood- or drought-resistant; they are also expected to withstand rising carbon dioxide emissions without suffering metabolic changes. Mr …
The initial failure of the monsoon in large parts of India, and the subsequent floods in the South, are seriously affecting production of our major crops. Sugarcane is expected to decline by nearly 30 per cent in Maharashtra. Incomes of small rain-fed farms in semi-arid Andhra Pradesh could decline by …
I am extremely happy to note that this year, India Today State of the States Conclave has decided to keep agriculture at the top of its agenda. The topic, "Second Green Revolution: What the States Need to Do", is extremely appropriate though I would modify it slightly to read "Second …
A sub-project entitled "precision farming technologies based on micro-processor and decision support systems for enhancing input application efficiency in production agriculture", under the World Bank funded Mega National Agricultural Innovation Project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), was formally launched in consortium mode on Wednesday at Central Institute …
Karnal: Alarmed at diminishing minerals contents and nutrients in the soil, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has launched a customised fertilisers manufacturing project with focus on crop, soil and size of land holding in different localised areas. Different units of customised fertilisers would be set up across the …
Farm scientists and experts from SAARC countries today expressed concern over the gradual loss of soil fertility in the Indo-Gangetic plain during the past four decades and described it as a grave threat to the sustainability of agricultural crops in the region. Participating in a three-day regional-SAARC workshop on
A fourth of all the water used in Asia can be saved using new methods of growing rice Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 8, 2009, 0:36 IST New methods can halve the use of water in growing rice - the water saved can equal a fourth of all Asia
The National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), Nagpur, has undertaken an ambitious project to assess the State
Surinder Sud / New Delhi August 11, 2009, 0:52 IST A series of ICAR studies on the impact of climate change can help farmers modify their cultivation patterns. That climate change and agriculture are interrelated is well known. Agriculture contributes, albeit only partly, to global warming
BHUBANESWAR: City-based Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) has bagged two competitive projects worth Rs 3.58 crore and Rs 5.03 crore respectively as a lead centre to work for three years under the National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP). The projects under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research will involve developing …
They are taken to an aqua farm at Aaraikulam near Tirunelveli ENLIGHTENING: A fish farmer with murrel fish at the training programme on Tuesday. TIRUNELVELI: The Centre for Aquaculture Research and Extension (CARE) of St. Xavier
- Farmers upbeat as Doba, a new technology, will enable rainwater harvesting Ranchi, June 29: The rain god is smiling and so are the farmers. They have to worry less about irrigation now as monsoon has finally hit the state. And using a new technology this time round to store …
BHUBANESWAR: City-based Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) will hold a two-day national consultation on growth in fisheries sector here from July 4. While all states and Union Territories (UTs) are likely to take part in it, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar would chair the meeting. The consultation will discuss …
The Centre is unlikely to offer further funding to States on the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) unless the State authorities briefed the Union Water Resource Ministry on the progress so far on the scheme. A meeting will be held at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research building here on …
Agroforestry has high potential for simultaneously satisfying three important objectives viz., protecting and stabilizing the ecosystems; producing a high level of output of economic goods; and improving income and basic materials to rural population. Besides, agroforestry is capable to conserve natural resources through various systems under different agroclimatic regions. The …
Gene manipulation with bio-tech tools can address some challenges before agriculture, and we should have foolproof testing & approval processes Business Standard / New Delhi May 25, 2009, 0:55 IST Amidst unrelenting opposition from environmentalists and consumer activists, the gene-altered hybrid of a widely consumed vegetable, the brinjal or egg …
