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 …
Plant genetic resources (PGR) scientists now recognize the importance of shifting from a singular focus on conservation to a focus on both conservation and utilization of germplasm in order to meet future challenges. This paper analyzes the patterns of distribution of pearl millet, six small millets, chickpea and pigeonpea germplasm …
Despite a wide range of reform initiatives in agricultural extension in India in the past decades, the coverage of, access to, and quality of information provided to marginalized and poor farmers is uneven. This paper aims to ascertain why farmers are not accessing information and where information gaps exist, despite …
The State Government had planned to facilitate the farming of industrial hemp on about 30,000 hectares of barren land in Uttarakhand which has failed to take off this year. The execution of the plan has been deferred till next year because the executing agency has been unable to procure seeds …
Small agro-processing firms can now look to domestic research centres to enhance value and shelf life of farm products Surinder Sud / New Delhi November 30, 2010, 0:22 IST After initial hiccups, the agro-processing industry has finally begun to grow in both organised and unorganised sectors, though in distinctly different …
- Colour leaf chart, mechanised cultivation, training sessions for better returns The Nagaon agriculture department will introduce the concept of leaf colour chart among farmers this boro season, which starts next month. Nearly 1,000 colour charts will be distributed among the farmers of the district under the centrally sponsored National …
New Delhi: Farmers would soon get to know soil moisture content of their agricultural land which would help them in timely watering their crop through use of mobile phone. Due to a innovative technical device developed by Kondamudi Swarna Rekha, an engineer from Andhra Pradesh, the multi functional wireless remote …
JAIPUR: As part of its global outreach mission, city-based International Horticulture Innovation and Training Centre (IHITC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Michigan State University (MSU) of US to launch South Asia Partnership Initiative for collaborative research and education. The MoU was signed by principal secretary (horticulture) O …
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), a premium institute of excellence in agri-food research, will hold a two-day strategic meet on Vision and Partnerships for Innovations in Agri-Food Research at its location in Industrial Area, Phase VIII, here on November 22 and 23. Many scientists and technocrats from Canada and all …
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday urged the Centre to peg the minimum support price (MSP) of grain at 50% higher than the actual cost of cultivation. He also asked the Centre to take immediate steps to cut down on post-harvest crop losses which are at an alarmingly …
Rajasthan signs agreements with seven biotech companies to restructure agriculture. Read this special report on the fundamental shift in the way farming operates in India by giving private companies access to the state’s research facilities to test and market their hybrid seeds and other technologies. In an unprecedented step, Rajasthan …
IN AN unprecedented step, Rajasthan has entered into memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with seven biotech seed firms, two of them among the largest in the world, to tone up its agriculture. It signals a fundamental shift in the way farming operates in India by giving private companies access to the …
Scientists launched a $600 million global initiative on Wednesday to raise rice yields and reduce the impact of rice production on the environment, which they said could also help 150 million people escape poverty by 2035. The Global Rice Science Partnership will oversee research over the next five years to …
Bhopal: A workshop of All India Coordinated Project on Post harvest Technology was organised at Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal during Oct 28 to Oct 31:. While inaugurating the workshop, Dr BS Bisht, Vice-Chancellor, GB Pant University of Agril. & Technology, Pant Ngr stated that it was the need …
With the growth of private investment in developing-country agriculture, new advances in the biological sciences, and rapid integration of developing countries into the global trading system, intellectual property rights (IPRs) have become an important concern for policymakers, corporate decisionmakers, and many other players in the agricultural sector. But there are …
Bhubaneswar: Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that while private sector investment plays a vital role in growth of the nation, its dismal rate of investment in agriculture sector has been a matter of concern for the last two decades. Addressing the 30th convocation of Odisha …
