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 …
Scientists of Korea and Bangladesh are working jointly under a project to develop modern farm machinery and research capacity along with a cold-tolerant rice variety, said a press release issued by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) yesterday. The BRRI has already been provided with a number of facilities for …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed in principle to finance, what is said to be the first-ever directly-funded farm project, multidimensional research project for improving Basmati rice value chain, aiming at production enhancement as well as quality improvement for boosting rice exports. The ADB will fund the $1 million …
A new type of high-yielding breed of Aman rice has been unveiled in Bangladesh. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said Bangladesh was the first country to release seeds of the zinc-rich BRRI-62. Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has invented this breed, she said at Monday's press briefing. "It is not genetically …
The agriculture scientists of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a Basmati rice variety (HUBR 10-9), which recorded 60% higher yield than TarawadiBasmati, 20% higher than PusaBasmati and 12% higher than Pusa 1121. The 66th meeting of the Central Varietal Release Committee held at New Delhi recommended HUBR 10-9 (Malaviya …
The vegetable accounts for the largest use of insecticides. Not many know that brinjal, a commonly used vegetable, accounts for the highest use of insecticides among all the vegetables in the country. This is mainly because farmers have no option but to spray insecticides on a weekly basis 15 to …
The agricultural research system has developed 24 crop varieties of barley, cotton, oilseeds, sugarcane and pulses in one year which were approved and released for production to ensure food security in the country. Ministry of National Food Security and Research, while enumerating the measures taken to promote agricultural sector, on …
Bangladeshi scientists have cracked the code discovering the genome sequence of local jute variety, prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced at a news conference at Ganabhaban on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladeshi scientists had discovered the genome sequence of tosha jute. All the world’s jute fibre is produced from tosha and Bangladesh local …
Over 40 varieties of crops have been developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) under its nuclear agriculture programme. The BARC had developed 15 varieties of groundnut, eight of mung bean (greengram), five of urad bean (blackgram), four of tur (pigeonpea), three of mustard, two of soybean and one …
This synthesis report is the result of close, collaborative research initiated by the Asian Development Bank in partnership with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; and the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia. Fourteen background papers were commissioned to investigate food …
A new World Bank study has suggested fundamental institutional reforms in the national agricultural research system to make it more efficient and effective. With efforts underway to develop provincial agricultural research institutions, the role of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) needs to be …
In an effort to bring a positive change in the lives of lakhs of farmers, the state agriculture department will propagate the concept of ‘intelligent farming’. The draft agricultural development policy recently submitted to the Chief Minister lays focus on human resource development in the sector, which in the long …
AARI has evolved more than 426 new varieties of different crops which is an instrument for substantially increase in the overall per acre yield. DG AARI Dr Noorul Islam said a record increase had been witnessed with the evolution of new varieties which had contributed a major role in the …
Drawing on a wealth of evidence and new data accessed under the Indian Right to Information Act, the author of this excellent and timely report clearly shows how an emerging web of powerful actors and processes is now redefining public research in South Asia. Shalini Bhutani has carefully analysed the …
The farmers’ awareness programme on soil test crop response studies conducted at the cotton research Station, Veppanthattai, recently helped agriculturists understand the importance of standardised fertiliser recommendation for Bt cotton. According to a release from R. Kavimani, professor and head of the station, farmers of Perambalur district are mainly cultivating …
The scientists transferred some of the resilience of the ancient ancestor of wheat into modern varieties British scientists say they have developed a new type of wheat which could increase productivity by 30%. The Cambridge-based National Institute of Agricultural Botany has combined an ancient ancestor of wheat with a modern …
After almost a decade, the Jharkhand state seed subcommittee released nine high-yielding varieties of rice, groundnut, soya bean, sugarcane and chickpea crops, following a notification by the Government of India last month. These are resistant towards major diseases and pests. The release got a final nod from the committee chaired …
Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre has, so far, innovated six new fruit varieties through intensive field-level research during the last 18 years. The varieties are: BARI Papaya-1, BARI Litchi-1, BARI Batabilebu-3, BARI Kul-1, BARI Kul-2 and BARI Kul-3, which have gained popularity everywhere in the country for the last couple of …
The parliamentary panel says govt has failed to understand the urgency of timely infusion of capital in the system A Parliamentary panel has pulled up the government for allocating meagre budget of Rs 25,553 crore for agricultural research during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) saying the government has "failed …
The need for achieving food security is felt significantly in the recent years due to enormous pressure from the ever increasing population in India. Owing to the change in preferences in crop production techniques over a period of time, several new challenges draw attention to food security. This article discusses …
The Government of Odisha declared a State Agriculture Policy in 1996. After more than a decade, in 2008, the State Agriculture Policy was revised and its scope widened to cover many other aspects of the State’s agriculture. The State Agriculture Policy 2008 served Odisha well, and stimulated the growth of …
