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 …
This report examines what governments and international donor organizations mean when they refer to the so-called sustainable intensification of agriculture, and whether it represents a change in direction for agriculture. There is growing evidence of the global harm being caused by intensive, high input agricultural production, globalised trade in industrial …
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre’s (BARC) nuclear technique for agriculture, particularly in creating new genetic variability in crop plants has been a success. Radiation and chemical-induced mutation and subsequent use in recombination breeding at BARC has, till date, resulted in the release of 39 improved crop varieties in oilseeds and …
A group of researchers and industry writers have constructed a narrative of technological triumph for Bt cotton in India, based on an empirical record of superior performance compared to conventional seed. Counterclaims of Bt cotton failure are attributed to mutually reinforcing interactions among non-governmental organisations which avoid rigorous comparisons. However, …
Sirsa: Cotton crop in the north belt of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan is under serious threat from an enemy that has re-emerged after a break of one year. After a brief respite to farmers for an year, Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Disease (CLCuD) has resurfaced on the cotton crops this …
Salinity stress limits crop yield affecting plant growth and restricting the use of land. As world population is increasing at alarming rate, agricultural land is shrinking due to industrialization and/or habitat use. Hence, there is a need to utilize salt affected land to meet the food requirement. Although some success …
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy which plays the most decisive role in the socioeconomic development of the country. Indian agriculture is a miscellaneous and extensive sector involving a large number of actors. India has one of the largest and institutionally most complex agricultural research systems in the …
Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing uptake of phosphorus, an important, but limited, plant nutrient. The discovery unlocks the potential to improve the food security of rice farmers with the lowest value phosphorus-deficient land allowing them to grow more …
Scientists on Wednesday said they had developed a strain of rice that grows well in soils lacking the nutrient phosphorus, a feat that could boost crop yields for some farmers by as much as a fifth. The announcement ends a quest to pinpoint a mystery gene that helps the roots …
The identification of an enzyme in rice that confers improved plant yields on phosphorus-deficient soils could open up new avenues for generating nutrient-efficient crops that can thrive on marginally fertile soils.
As an essential macroelement for all living cells, phosphorus is indispensable in agricultural production systems. Natural phosphorus reserves are limited, and it is therefore important to develop phosphorus-efficient crops. A major quantitative trait locus for phosphorus-deficiency tolerance, Pup1, was identified in the traditional aus-type rice variety Kasalath about a decade …
Sure, the rains are picking up, but droughts will strike again. How the govt can boost incomes of farm help to enable them to face a drought better — in the short, medium and long term. John Samuel Raja D reports. The rains are picking up, but still the latest …
Madhya Pradesh boasts of being a leader in soybean production in the country, with the crop accounting for more than half the area under cultivation. It, however, has a poor record of productivity, the average yield being lower than the national average. Millions of marginal and small soybean farmers across …
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University has developed a new mustard variety RH 0749 which has been identified for cultivation under timely sown, irrigated conditions in zone II comprising Haryana, Punjab, Jammu, Delhi and northern Rajasthan. Dr R P Narwal, director of research, said the yield from this variety was …
MUMBAI: Admitting for the first time that genetically modified (GM)cotton may havehad an adverse impact on the state's farming community, the Maharashtra government has ordered a socio-economic study of the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton by the country's leading independent institutes. The survey will be carried out by the Tata Institute …
Bumper crop of vegetables, herbs despite insufficient rain Ludhiana/Samrala: Farming in our country is monsoon-driven, but there's no reason why it should be pesticide-driven. Taking an initiative in this direction, a number of farmers in Ludhiana district have taken to organic farming in a big way. Jasbir Singh is one …
As US crops wither in drought, researchers are turning to symbiotic fungi to help crops survive extreme conditions without resorting to genetic engineering
The widespread use of Bt crops reduces the outbreaks of certain targeted pests and the need for insecticide use, leading to enhanced biocontrol of other potential pest species in the Bt crops; neighbouring non-Bt crops may also benefit.
New Delhi: Rice isn’t the diet villain as commonly thought, especially for diabetics. Two varieties of rice that are the staple of India’s middle class have now been found to have the lowest glycemic index (GI) — the measure of its ability to raise blood sugar levels after eating — …
The land at the centre of the agitation that led to a lathicharge on Wednesday in Nagri, on the outskirts of Ranchi, has been the subject of dispute for 55 years. The only thing that has changed is what the government proposes to do with the 227 acres it claims …
A field experiment was conducted during rabi seasons of 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 at Livestock farm, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh to study the effect of bio organics and chemical fertilizers on growth yield and economics of fodder oat. Result of study reveals that an application of nitrogen significantly increased the …
