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 …
Pakistan and Argentine will collaborate in the field of agricultural research in an effort to boost agriculture sector and prop up economy of the country. Chairman PARC Dr Muhammad Afzal expressed these views while talking to Ambassador of Argentina Rodolfo J Martin Saravia. It is to be noted that Pakistan …
The immediate and most common response by the different organs of a plant to water stress is decrease in turgor. This may be partially or fully adjusted by accumulation of solutes. In the present study sorghum pollen grains were subjected to in vitro osmotic stress using polyethylene glycol (PEG). The …
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), which pioneered supercomputing in India, is now assisting the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in establishing a national agricultural bioinformatics grid. This initiative, the first of its kind here, will help scientists enhance agricultural productivity and also address problems like food …
True potato seeds (TPS) are sexually produced propagules of potato and are preferred for its high yield and the power to resist late blight disease of potato. Seed tubers used for propagation are high in volume and pose problems in quality, availability, transportation, marketing & storage. As compared to seed …
THE Rajasthan government distributed hybrid maize seeds not suitable for agroclimatic conditions of the state to over 750,000 farmers. In doing so, it overlooked the recommendations of the Union ministry for agriculture and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR). The seeds had failed to give desired yields during trials …
Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) has developed hybrid tomato seeds (BARI HYBRID TOMATO-5) with a thrust of facing the deficit of quality tomato seed together with boosting its output. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has been putting in its level best effort for multiplication works of the seed at …
The Bt gene gave cotton farmers freedom from bollworm. Now the weedicide-resistant gene is likely to relieve them of weeds as well. Field trials at eight centres across the country
When the planting season arrives later this year, farmers in the United States will have a new way to safeguard their crops from drought. Last week, DuPont subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International, headquartered in Johnston, Iowa, announced plans to release a series of hybrid maize (corn) strains that can flourish with …
It will be very unwise on the part of Kerala to ask public sector institutions to do research on genetically modified (GM) crops, the former chairman of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board V.S. Vijayan has said. He was speaking at a press conference here on Tuesday. A public sector unit …
CHENNAI: Agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan called on Wednesday for documenting indigenous farming knowledge which coped with monsoon vagaries. In earlier days when there was no irrigation, farmers were prepared for floods and droughts. The climate-resilient farming was a way of life in those days, and people went in for mixed …
Joseph Vackayil Indian agriculture is evolving to its third phase, the era of genetically modified (GM) crops. The formalisation of this evolution into a revolution in the food sector will happen with the lifting of the moratorium on Bt brinjal by the Union government. India has already launched GM crops …
S.Ramachandran Pillai Kozhikode: S. Ramachandran Pillai, Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on Tuesday, demanded that the Union government make public-sector investments in genetically modified (GM) technology. At a press conference here, Mr. Pillai said such investments would end exploitation of farmers by multinational companies in …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R.V.G. Menon, noted social activist and former president of the Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP), has endorsed the State government's stand that Genetically Modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in the State till their safety is proved beyond doubt, but sought an open mind on the issue. In …
KOZHIKODE: CPM politburo member S Ramachandran Pillai reiterated his stance on the genetically-modified (GM) crops even as the controversy over his statement at the International Congress on Kerala Studies refused to subside. Addressing a news conference here on Tuesday, he said that it is imperative to make a difference between …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan has clarified that the LDF Government still stands by its decision to ban the cultivation of Bt brinjal in the state. Speaking at the valedictory of International Congress on Kerala Studies here, Pinarayi referred to the controversy over the statement made by CPM leader …
Srinivas Sirnoorkar, Gulbarga, Jan 3, DHNS : Gulbarga University will soon be making a big green statement by making the best use of both biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste. A view of the administrative block of Gulbarga University. DH PHOTOThe varsity will adopt scientific solid waste management and establish a mega …
