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 Pilar Fathers have begun cultivation of the drought tolerant rice variety 'Sahbhagi Dhan' at the Zogati Nature Farm in Bhirondem-Valpoi. The area brought under cultivation was left barren for almost 20 years. According to the Pilar Fathers, the 'Sahbhagi Dhan' was released by Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station …
Seasonality of vegetables poses problems for both the consumers and the producers. And add to this problem of the changing climate pattern which makes food security or more precisely nutrient security a major concern worldwide. Advanced greenhouse technologies like vertical farming, hydroponics, aeroponics have been devised for the purpose. The …
A field experiment was conducted on rice seed production in rice-wheat cropping system to find out the effect of application of biofertilizers and urea on the grain yield and quality attributes of rice varieties at the research farm of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India during 2 wet seasons …
The basic purpose of this manual is to provide the users of data/information on Agricultural Prices and Marketing with a ready?to?use reference guide on methodological aspects of Agricultural Prices and Marketing that facilitate international comparison and help in aggregation of statistics needed to derive meaningful conclusions. Another purpose of this …
DINDIGUL: Organically grown medicinal plants would not only fetch better income to farmers but also scale down costs. Medicinal properties would be high in the organically grown plants when compared to conventionally grown ones, said P. Subramanian, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore. He was presiding over …
M.J. PRABU Amidst the challenges in agriculture, India's Bt cotton success story stands out even in the controversy over Bt and GM crops. Take the case of Mr. Gurtej Singh, from Ghragna, Punjab. The farmer constructed a new home costing Rs. 20 lakh, purchased one acre (he already owns 16 …
Intake of toxic cadmium (Cd) from rice caused Itai-itai disease in the past and it is still a threat for human health. Therefore, control of the accumulation of Cd from soil is an important food-safety issue, but the molecular mechanism for the control is unknown. Herein, we report a gene …
Sandip Das Despite the ministry of environment and forest putting moratorium on the commercial cultivation of BT brinjal, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited (Mahyco), is undertaking research work on developing new varieties such as BT okra and BT rice. Usha Barwale Zehr, chief technology officer of Mahyco spoke to FE's …
Bhopal, Sept 14: The Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan has exhorted the farming community to adopt green house and shed net technology for optimizing farm productivity describing it as revolutionary intervention. He was addressing a two-day seminar on green house technology organized by the Department of Food processing and …
- An initiative of two NGOs, screen campaign across villages changes the face of agriculture Ranchi, Sept. 14: They are no ordinary educational tools. Made by farmers for farmers, a number of short-duration video films are revolutionising the way agricultural activity is carried out in the hamlets of Jharkhand. Farmers …
