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 …
Mapping and monitoring of paddy cultivation areas is essential for making effective targeting strategies for the spread of new technologies, sustainable crop management and diversification options among rice growing farmers. Recently scientists have developed high resolution seasonal maps for Northeast India and Bangladesh to study cloud-prone rice paddy cultivation regions …
RAIPUR: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district has been recognised as the best such centre in the country for its initiatives like developing nutrition gardens and promoting integrated farming techniques. Dr S K Patil, the vice chancellor of Raipur-based Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), and Kanker Krishi Vigyan …
The twelfth volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) is discusses the status, role and approach desired from Science and Technology interventions. Various sciences include research and undertake development activities to support agriculture. This is necessary not only from perspective of food security but also …
Emphasising that monopolies over seed technology were unacceptable, a top official in the Agriculture Ministry told The Hindu that it would have a wider consultation with seed companies, seed technology companies and farmers before introducing a new policy for technology agreements between seed technology companies and private seed companies. On …
DEHRADUN: To prevent migration of farmers from mountains in search of livelihood and save agriculture in the plains -- which is dependent on hilly regions for irrigation -- the agriculture department has decided to popularize mountain farming in a big way. For this, the department will undertake a slew of …
A farmer of Erakudi in Uppliyapuram block has shown the way in increasing cultivation using greenhouse. She has been cultivating 1,000 square metre area under the greenhouse concept. N. Vijayasanthi, the farmer, had set up the greenhouse at an estimate of Rs.11 lakh which included a subsidy of Rs. 4.50 …
Scheme Aims To Educate Farmers To Help Boost Yield A centrally-sponsored nationwide `soil health card' scheme will be finally rolled out from Suratgarh in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan on February 19. The card, carrying cropwise recommendations of nutrientsfertilizers required for farms of different soil types, will make it possible for …
Can honey bees keep away “gundhi bug” (locally called bambuchi) in paddy? Definitely, says Ramakrishna Shenoy, an agriculturist and an ex-serviceman, from Beluvai in Mangaluru taluk. Mr. Shenoy said that the “gundhi bug” was a major menace in his paddy field for rabi crops (November-February) and not for kharif crop …
Committing itself to a sustained growth of four per cent in the farm sector, the government on Thursday announced in its Budget a technology-driven second green revolution with emphasis on higher productivity and a “protein revolution.” However, in a year when drought is looming large on the country, farmers are …
Seeking to spur agricultural growth, the Centre will soon launch a comprehensive plan to provide `Soil Health Card' to all farmers across the country . The card will carry cropwise recommendations of nutrients/fertilizers required for farms, making it possible for farmers to improve productivity by wisely using inputs. A computerized …
Huge reserves of India’s natural resources going unutilized Modern technology should be used effectively to attract the youth to farming, K. Narayana Gowda, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, has said. He was addressing a seminar on “Information technology and agriculture” held on Monday at ‘Agrifiesta 2014’, an …
Soil mulching being adopted for raising horticultural crops on 50 hectares in Tirunelveli district Plasticulture, a new technology of soil mulching with polythene sheet that conserves soil and water, is being adopted for horticultural crops for the first time in the district, which has started experiencing adverse effects of monsoon …
Urges people not to be swayed by “unscientific prejudices” Underscoring food security, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday favoured genetically modified crops, urging the people not to be swayed by “unscientific prejudices.” “Use of biotechnology has great potential to improve yields. While safety must [also] be ensured, we should not …
Five-day international Krishi Mela begins at agriculture varsity colourful examples: Visitors admire flowers at the International Krishi Mela 2013 in Bangalore on Thursday. dh photo Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said integrated farming system should be encouraged among farmers, especially those who are into dryland farming. After inaugurating the five-day …
The four-day All India Wheat and Barley Agri Scientist Meet was inaugurated at Chandra Shekhar Azad University and Technology on Sunday. It was inaugurated by father of Green Revolution in India Padam Vibhushan MS Swaminathan. Agriculture minister Anand Singh and deputy director general, Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Swapan …
Will Provide Info On Market-Based Demand, Nutrition Needs Of Vegetables The state agriculture department is all set to launch a GPS-based service for providing polyhouse farmers accurate information on market-based demand and nutrition needs for vegetables cultivated inside the translucent tents. In polyhouse farming, vegetables are cultivated in a controlled …
“Plant tissue culture is all set to bring about revolution in agriculture which will lead to socio–economic uplift and change the rural face of Assam”, pointed out Nilamani Sen Deka, Minister of Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs Secretary, while inaugurating the plant tissue culture laboratory and hardening units at Bagbahar part …
With the help of geospatial technology, it is possible to generate and update information about natural resources, in spatial format, at much more frequent intervals, so enabling proper inventory and management of natural resources, said P. Subbian, Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Inaugurating a 21-day summer training on “Geospatial …
