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 …
As floods ravage eastern and northern India, agriculture in 115 districts across 15 states is "highly vulnerable" to climate change, according to a study published in the Indian Academy of Science journal Current Science. The first to analyse 38 meteorological, agricultural and social data across all of India's 572 rural …
A US-developed weapon system that strikes the atmosphere with a focussed electromagnetic beam may cause global warming, the government today said and acknowledged that climate change is likely to reduce the yield of major crops like wheat and maize in India. "The US has developed a type of weapon called …
Annual review meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) sponsored outreach project on “Estimation of Methane Emission under Different Feeding Systems and Development of Mitigation Strategies” was held at the Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University (GADVASU). Dr Manju Wadhwa, Head of …
NEW DELHI: The central regulator on transgenic organisms has proposed to utilize farms of select agricultural universities for field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops as a nationally-coordinated project under strict expert supervision. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) of the environment ministry has identified 40 agricultural universities, with big …
Experts have repeatedly said that men are migrating from the rural areas due to climate change Men are migrating to cities, leaving behind women in villages. That's impacting agriculture as women find it difficult to use heavy equipment used for farming. But that is going to change as the government …
Panaji: In an effort to enhance cultivation of pulses in the state, the department of agriculture will be introducing a new variety of grain in Goa. In its pilot project, the green gram will be planted this monsoon. "Though green grams are sparsely cultivated in Goa, the existing product is …
Ahmedabad: "Convenient Action" on climate change doesn't seem to be working in Gujarat, as it has been ranked 2nd among Indian states facing severe environmental threats. As many as 14 districts of the state have been included in the "very high" category under vulnerability indices relating to climate change. The …
Will Join Hands With Pawar-Led Sugar Institute As water-guzzling sugarcane is blamed for worsening the water crisis in parched areas of Maharashtra, the central government's premier research institution -Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -has decided to join hands with former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar-led Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) to …
Nagpur: Even after Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Union ministry of environment, forests and climate change has put the commercialization of genetically modified (GM) mustard, Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 or DMH-11 developed by Delhi University's (DU) former vice-chancellor Deepak Pental on hold for a few months, more skeletons continue …
The bitter war within the Indian seeds sector seems to have escalated further, with a section of the National Seed Association of India (NSAI), led by its executive director Kalyan B Goswami, urging Mahyco Monsanto Biotech to pay compensation to farmers who suffered losses due to pest, pink bollworm, that …
Resilient To Several Pests & Insects, They Also Have Enhanced Nutritional Quality In a sign of the strength of India's public research institutions, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) released seven new varieties of field crops including wheat, rice, chickpea, pigeon pea and mustard and identified 11 varieties of high-yielding agricultural …
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, a research body under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR-CMFRI), will begin the month-long National Marine Fisheries Census 2016 from February 1 in all maritime states and two Union Territories of the country. The census will be taken up at a cost of …
Swaminathan: Trials Will Help Cultivate Trust Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan claims to have a solution for states reluctant to allow field-testing of genetically modified (GM) crops. Swaminathan has suggested that the country's premier research institution -Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -should organise an `all India coordinated project' …
Distribution of soil health cards, exhibition on soil health for healthy life and different varieties of soils marked the World Soil Day brought up the State Agriculture Department and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sandhiyur, on Saturday. N. Elango, Joint Director of Agriculture and C. Krishnan, MLA, gave away the soil …
Meghalaya produces over 8,000 Metric ton of turmeric in a year Coal miners switch to turmeric farming The National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban on coal mining and transportation in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills region has resulted in many of those engaged in the activity switching to turmeric farming. For the past …
A research report recently prepared by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) is set to cause alarm in Punjab and Haryana. The report submitted last week establishes that Punjab and Haryana feature among the 12 states in the country where groundwater contains arsenic beyond the permissible limit. The report …
India will screen genetically modified (GM) cotton hybrids on sale in the country to identify the varieties that are resistant to whitefly, a pest that recently caused extensive damages to crops in two northern states, a government official said. The whitefly attack on the BT cotton variety in Punjab and …
The proposal, which is at a discussion stage, is part of the country's multi-pronged strategy to adapt to changing climatic patterns With climate change threatening to affect India’s agriculture — a major part of which is dependent on monsoon — in the coming decades, the government is looking to increase …
Warming, temperature extremes and strong variability in rainfall are likely to impact food and livelihood security of the population in India’ Ahead of the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 later this year, the Prime Minister’s Office has asked Ministries related to climate …
Climate-resilient technologies will be demonstrated at a two-day agricultural technology meet to be held at the Rice Research Station at Mancompu from September 17. The programme is being organised by Kayamkulam-based Krishi Vignan Kendra of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The kendra has been engaged in efforts to improve …
