Vegetables

Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board on disposal of vegetable waste from Ludhiana mandi, 14/01/2025

Submissions by DGM Project Punjab Mandi Board in the matter of Kapil Dev & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated January 14, 2025. All possible efforts were being made by the Punjab Mandi Board to comply with the NGT guidelines and to dispose of the vegetable waste of …

Veggies to be to sold through temp-controlled carts in Solan

AIMED at improving the economic condition of small vegetable vendors and to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to consumers, the Municipal Council, in collaboration with ACME Cold Chain, has distributed temperature-controlled carts among some vendors in the town. These carts have initially been given on a one-month trial basis. These …

Climate change hits vegetable crop

Sambalpur, Climate change is finally taking a toll on farmers, particularly the marginal ones, whose vegetable crops have been badly affected by the delayed onset of winter. Although winter sets in around Durga Puja every year, this year even after the end of Kartik Purnima, there is no sign of …

Leaves of memory

Rise and fall of common jute Jute leaves dwell in memory. Jute was what people lived off, it was what they ate, in a land where there were many rivers and canals, in places with different names

A La Carte

Saag Ingredients: 250 gms jute leaves Three red chillies Half teaspoon mustard seeds, Pinch of turmeric powder Salt to taste Method: Wash the leaves and chop them fine. Heat half a spoon of mustard oil in an iron wok or frying pan. Add mustard seeds, wait till they begin to …

Oppn to GM crop grows

V Gangadharan Chennai MEDICAL practitioners, biotechnologists, farmers and traders are worried over the threat of unhealthy Genetically Modified vegetables making their way into the market. Voices urging the Centre to prevent entry of these vegetables into the Indian market were raised at a Greenpeace press meet here. Former Dean, Sri …

Pumpkin a day

Keeps ulcer at bay people suffering from stomach ulcers may now look for a cure in their kitchen garden. Scientists at the S N Pradhan Centre for Neurosciences, University of Calcutta, say pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) has medicinal properties that protect against peptic ulcers. Excessive acid secretion often damages mucosal lining …

Science & Technology - Briefs

biological sciences Water bears in space Life for a certain kind of tiny invertebrates is possible in space. About 1.5 mm long water bears were found to survive there, a European Space Agency (esa) experiment showed. This makes the eight-legged invertebrates, also called tardigrade, the first animals known to survive …

Innovative Dutch

THE Netherlands, a small country in Europe with a population smaller than 16 million, is the second largest exporter of agricultural and horticultural produce in the world after the United States. A visit to some of the high-tech centres, greenhouses and dairy farms in the country was an eye-opener for …

Now, Bt brinjal to hit market

Hyderabad, Sept. 21: Our desi brinjal will soon be obsolete replaced by the biotechs latest fad

SKUAST awareness camp on vegetable, seed production

SKUAST-Jammu organized an awareness-cum-training programme on Vegetable /Seed production at Village Gajansoo, Block Marh in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Agri-Entrepreneur Development Association. The program was attended by 50 progressive vegetable growers from 16 different villages of Marh block. The farmers were advised for cultivation of quality seed of super …

State to be dotted with agro malls, Gurgaon next

Chandigarh, September 19 The Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) has decided to set up air-conditioned agro malls for the sale of all kinds of agricultural based products, food products and other allied products at various places in the state. To be developed on the pattern of international supermarkets, two …

The GM snare

Measures to test GM crops for safety leave a lot to be desired In comments bearing direct relevance for India, Prince Charles, heir to British throne, launched a scathing attack on gm crops, calling them the

Savour the lingra

Wild vegetable with high iron and calcium content A large number of people in the Himalayan region, particularly in remote areas, depend on a variety of plants. In far-flung rural settlements, where vegetable cultivation is not practised and market supplies are not organized, local inhabitants depend on indigenous vegetables, both …

Lingra stir fry

Heat a little bit of mustard oil, add some uncrushed jakhiya (Cleome viscosa) or cumin seeds, whole red chillies and salt to taste. Add pieces of fronds and stir it till it matches your idea of being

Vegetables dearer due to scant supply

Vegetable prices have increased significantly in the city kitchen markets in the last one month due to a fall in supply from the districts, wholesalers and traders said. The wholesale price of most summer vegetables has increased by Tk 8 to 10 per kg. Traders attributed the scant supply to …

Processing plant ties up with French firm

- Siliguri company gets ready to send produce to Europe AVIJIT SINHA Dominique Coulombel (second from left) and Laury Bouchard (fourth from left) at the Rainbow factory on Saturday. A Telegraph picture Kantivita (Phansidewa), Aug. 3: A Siliguri-based company has invested more than Rs 10 crore to raise a food …

60 maunds of adulterated ghee, vegetable oils seized

Police seized 60 maunds of adulterated ghee and vegetable oils from a factory near Chittagong University (CU) in the early hours of yesterday. They also arrested five people in this connection. The arrestees were identified as Akash, Sagar and Vishnu of Tangail, Shahid of Mymensingh and Rahim of Bhola. Sources …

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