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 …
KISHAN PAL collects wasps for a living. He feeds them beefliver and chicken to ensure they retain their sting. Farmers make a beeline at Pal's house to buy these tiny cannibals. They are more than willing to pay Rs 500 for each carton of wasps. When let loose on fieldsthese …
the drive to ban non-biodegradable plastics has received a shot in the arm with the introduction of new technology developed by the Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ctcri) at Tiruvanthapuram in Kerala. With the help of this technology, manufacturers will be able to produce biodegradable plastics which are eco-friendly. Plastic …
the indian Council of Agricultural Research ( icar ) has formulated a plant biodiversity management project for exploring, cataloguing and preserving the country's genetic heritage. The project will be funded from the resources available under the World Bank-aided National Agriculture Technology Programme. The five-year project will be implemented by the …
GLOBAL food security and how to meet the food demands of the burgeoning population in the next century is an issue facing agriculturists the world over. Food requirement projections for 2025 are alarming. Unless current agricultural techniques are modified and improved upon, it may be a Herculean task to meet …
Shrimp farming is not as bad as earlier thought, says a study sponsored by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research. Aquaculture has neither increased the salinity of land nor caused large-scale deviation from agriculture, suggest the findings. Researchers from the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) conducted studies in shrimp …
A self-propelled paddy transplanter has been developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The machine uses mat-type seedlings for transplanting eight rows at a time. Gyanendra Singh, director of ICAR's Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, claims the transplanter can work equivalent to 40 workers. Manual …
S Jayaraj of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's division at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Madras, has developed an eco-friendly, cost-effective and energy-saving method for managing cotton pests. The package is a blend of cultural, mechanical and biological methods and will cost between Rs 3,000 and Rs 5,000 …
After reports of the success of cloud seeding in the US, Australia and the Philippines, Union agriculture minister Balram Jakhar has become a strong votary of the practice. "There is no reason why cloud seeding cannot become a major component of our dry-land farming programmes," he says. The Indian Council …
In a significant breakthrough, the Hyderabad-based Directorate of Rice Research has developed five commercially viable, hybrid rice varieties from indigenous species. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) director-general V L Chopra claims this will make India "the second country, after China, to exploit hybrid vigour in order to give a …
Experts from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the Indian Veterinary Institute and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have jointly proposed the establishment of "wildlife health centres" in India's national parks and sanctuaries. Five such centres are sought to be established …
A PROPOSAL by the National Dairy Development Board to import bovine somatotropin (BST), a synthetic growth hormone for cattle, has run into objections from the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), which insists it must first clear BST for safety before it can be used in field tests. The European …
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Complex New Delhi 110 012. National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Dairy Research Institute Karnal 132 001. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2 Bagambari housing scheme Shivnagar, Allapur Allahabad UP 211 …
GENETICS presents a strange dilemma. Manipulations in this field have greatly increased the yields of crops, animals and trees. Witness the green and white revolutions and the large commercial timber and fruit plantations. Ironically, this cloning threatens the global gene pool itself. It is important to conserve the global gene …
BIOTECHNOLOGY is turning flower farming into a very lucrative profession. Growing middle-class affluence has swelled the demand for ornamental flowers, which have become fashionable at social ceremonies, be it a wedding, a birthday, or a funeral. Doing business in flowers is not something new. It dates back to the 17th …
