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 …
The National Agricultural Research Plan (NARP) is a consolidated action plan for scientific research in agriculture. It sets out the research agenda of the major thrust areas in agriculture. The research plan sets out in summary from the key elements of scientific work to be carried out in a short …
India's claim of having developed its own Bt cotton (genetically modified) variety has taken an embarrassing turn with an RTI inquiry by two scientists revealing how the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS) at Dharwad went ahead — brushing aside all precautions — to produce an indigenous variety working on a …
SHILLONG: The State government is tying up with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Phillippines, for improving productivity of rice and up-scaling the income of the rice-farmers in Meghalaya.The decision to this effect was taken during a meeting between a high-level Meghalaya delegation led by Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma …
BHUBANESWAR: Calling for an increase in agricultural productivity, profitability and sustainability to provide food and nutritional security to masses, experts at the 31st convocation of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) on Saturday stressed a sound extension programme for technological empowerment of the farmers, rural youth and women. Varsity …
India and Ethiopia have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations through greater cooperation in the agri sector, with the two sides signing an MoU to work closely on agricultural research. A memorandum of understanding has been signed here on Monday by the heads of Indian and Ethiopian agricultural research institutes. On …
The creation of an agency for the scientific validation and certification of organic produce, introduction of diploma courses in organic agriculture in the two farm universities and providing support services to farmers for the switchover are the main features of the policy approved by the government to boost organic farming …
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are known for their beneficial effects on plants. However, there is increasing evidence that some ruderal plants, including several agricultural weeds, respond negatively to AMF colonization. Here, we investigated the effect of AMF on the growth of individual weed species and on weed-crop interactions. Original Source
President Pratibha Patil on Thursday constituted a Committee of Governors to recommend measures for enhancing productivity, profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of the agriculture sector in India. To be headed by Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab and Rajasthan, this committee will focus on rainfed area farming and work on areas like …
The field investigations were carried out on sandy loam soil at the research farm, Department of Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during rabi 2006-07 and 2007-08. Wheat is the premier cereal crop during rabi season in Punjab. In 2008-09, it was grown on 35.26 lac tonnes and per hectare …
The future vision of Agricultural Policy of Rajasthan shall be to ensure food and nutritional security and economic empowerment to the people through accelerated yet sustainable growth in agriculture. The goal will be to ensure food and nutrition security, farm prosperity and strengthen agrarian economy by tapping vast agricultural resources …
Spanning several agro-ecological regions constituting 60% of total cropped area, the rainfed areas represent the geography with the largest concentration of poverty and backwardness. The cumulative neglect of the rainfed areas over the earlier plan periods in terms of institutional development, support systems, availability of appropriate inputs, credit, market access, …
Glyphosate is a herbicide that is liable to be used in the extensive cultivation of glyphosate-tolerant cultivars. The potential accumulation of the relative effect of glyphosate on the rhizobacterial communities of glyphosate-tolerant maize has been monitored over a period of three years. Original Source
BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has set its sights on Orissa to make it a hub of groundnut production. The premier agency has said it is focussing its seed and technological research to tap the unexplored resources of groundnut production in the State. The groundnut productivity in …
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when traditional varieties of paddy are fast disappearing due to institutional promotion of high yielding varieties, the State Government chipped in to protect the rights of farmers over 760 rice species. The Agriculture Department had sent samples of the 760 varieties of paddy for registration with …
To increase the State's agriculture products and production in Madhya Pradesh, Agriculture University of Holland (Netherlands) has agreed to impart technical and scientific support to the State and an understanding was reached in this regard between the State Agriculture Department and Holland Agriculture University at a meeting held in New …
In a major achievement that may help boost country’s efforts at breaking new grounds in improving yield of pulses, a major source of protein in the Indian diet, a group of scientists from across different institutions in the country has managed to decode the genome of arhar that can be …
From 1970 to 1995 the world made progress in reducing the number of hungry people but the figure always remained above 750 million. Since then, the number has progressively risen, increasing to over a billion in 2009, and remaining above 900 million in 2010. But in this rather dismal global …
Enzyme Assisted Aqueous Extraction (EAAE) sounds a mouthful. But this emerging food processing technology, one among many, may help Madhya Pradesh help address a nagging paradox — the state’s a leader in the production of protein-rich soybean but also has the highest rate of malnutrition in the country. Despite the …
Increasing population and consumption are placing unprecedented demands on agriculture and natural resources. Today, approximately a billion people are chronically malnourished while our agricultural systems are concurrently degrading land, water, biodiversity and climate on a global scale. To meet the world’s future food security and sustainability needs, food production must …
The Brazilian government is ready to offer technical co-operation to Pakistan through sharing of knowledge, technology and expertise in agriculture and ethanol on the request of Government of Pakistan, said Bruno de Amorim Maciel, Project Analyst, Ministry of External Relations, Brazil during a press conference on Friday. He said that …
