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 …
Yadvendra Ram Tripathi, of Sariyya village under the Khajni development block in Gorakhpur district, a graduate, spurned the offer of a government job and took up farming in his native village. Thanks to Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) under the Centrally sponsored
In a minor revolution in the agrarian history of the Kashmir Valley, the farmers in the region harvested the legendary Basmati rice for the first time this autumn. The aromatic indigeneous variety of rice recently introduced in the area, scientists claim is going to change the fortunes of Kashmiri farmers …
Borlaug contributed to the agriculture of many countries by M. S. Swaminathan Norman Borlaug I had the privilege of knowing and working with Norman Borlaug
Top 100 Species Ranked On Basis Of Longevity, Impact On Earth And Evolutionary Success London: The humble earthworms have pipped mankind and dinosaurs to emerge as the most successful 100 species on Earth in a new league table. Christopher Lloyd, the author of
Under a national agriculture programme in Ariyalur Farmer-friendly: T. Abraham, Collector, giving away agricultural implement to a farmer at Thathanur village in Ariyalur district. ARIYALUR: Five agri-clinics sanctioned under the Centrally-sponsored National Agriculture Development Programme were inaugurated in the district recently. The clinics, each established on an outlay of Rs.6 …
Farmers evincing keen interest on the new method of paddy cultivation Collector propagating the new agriculture concept through all forums and public functions VILLUPURAM: Two water resource management experts from the World Bank visited Villupuram on Saturday to study the implementation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The experts …
The food price spike in the first half of 2008 has increased concerns about the global supply of food in the future. Technically it seems possible to feed the nine billion people who are expected two or three times over by mid-century. However, diminishing returns, rising input prices and handicaps …
Banana is a common horticultural crop in the Sunderbans region though there are hardly any cultivation of proven commercial elite varieties that can yield much higher incomes per unit of area under the crop. Keeping in mind the promise that banana holds as a cash generating crop for the Sunderbans …
This report details the investment required to ensure food security in 2050, noting both the impacts of climate change on agricultural production, as well as the mitigation potential of agriculture. Underscoring the uneven distribution of climate change impacts on crop production, the report suggests that countries in the Southern hemisphere …
An investigation was carried out to study the effect of distillery effluent based pressmud compost (DEPC) on seed yield and seed quality attributes of paddy cv. Pus a Basmati-1 at Seed Production Unit, IARI, New Delhi.
THIS is the variety of rice without which biryani, the royal gastronomical delight, would not feature so prominantly in the history pages on Mughal influence in India. Aromatic, long-grained, nonsticky are the words that describe it. It is the Basmati. India grows 1.6 million tonnes annually. Two-thirds is exported every …
AT ANY time, maize plants are in danger of being dismembered by the vicious western corn rootworm larvae. When under attack, the plants call the emergency service for help. This service is provided by beneficial nematode worms that are specialized in killing the enemy. The plant secretes a volatile compound …
THENI: The Agriculture Graduate Officials Association has demanded the government to immediately implement the Tamil Nadu State Agriculture Council Act in the State. The association conducted an advisory meeting in Theni on Sunday to discuss various provisions of the Act. State president of the association Suresh presided over the meeting …
Large-scale farming of flash-flood tolerant varieties of Aman crop can produce an additional six million tonnes paddy annually to make the country completely self-reliant in food production and a rice exporting nation. The concerned authorities are in the final stage to officially release these varieties this year to enable the …
Large-scale farming of flash-flood tolerant varieties of Aman crop can produce an additional six million tonnes paddy annually to make the country completely self-reliant in food production and a rice exporting nation. The concerned authorities are in the final stage to officially release these varieties this year to enable the …
He helped fight hunger but with new cropping patterns and smaller land holdings, a new farming strategy is needed Barun Roy / New Delhi September 24, 2009, 0:43 IST What
Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 22, 2009, 0:49 IST Maize scientists plan to promote production of seeds of single-cross maize hybrids to boost the output of the nutritious and versatile coarse cereal for domestic consumption and exports. Single-cross maize hybrids are the first generation of seeds obtained by crossing …
In recognition of the contributions of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, to agriculture, Cabinet Minister, Finance and Planning, Manpreet Singh Badal, today announced an additional grant of Rs 10 crore to the university for dedicated research in the next fiscal. Manpreet made the announcement after inaugurating the two-day Kisan Mela …
Agricultural scientists here are concerned over the recent erratic behaviour of monsoon. They are of the opinion that if this behaviour of monsoon continues, the agricultural practices
