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 …
CHANDIGRH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Sunday that his Government proposed to double agriculture production by 2020. Addressing farmers, agriculture scientists and industrialists after inaugurating Agriconclave and Agromax Haryana-2009 organised at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) at Hisar, he urged the scientists to provide latest …
Implementation of integrated agriculture methods can solve the problems of farmers, said Moodigere Agriculture University agriculture expert Dr J P Prasannakumar. Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on agriculture and technology organised by the Sri Kshetra Dharmastala Rural Development Programme (SKDRDP) in association with Pragathi Bandhu SHGs at Doddapattanagere in Kadur …
Bangladesh said Wednesday it had developed three varieties of flood-resistant rice, set for commercial launch early next year, to help its millions of poor farmers fight the effects of climate change. The state-run Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) said the three strains can survive under water for more than 15 …
A GROUP of environmentalists and lawyers under the banner of Federation for Sustainable Development staged a demonstration here on Monday against the development of Bt brinjal varieties on the TNAU premises. The demonstrators shouted slogans just as Governor Surjit Singh Barnala was about to arrive at the university for its …
EVEN as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like the Federation for Sustainable Development has vehemently opposed the research on Bt Brinjal, the project director of Chandrayaan, Mylswamy Annadurai, lauded the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) for successfully developing four varieties of Bt Brinjal in its farm here. Delivering the 30th convocation address …
Vibha Dhawan : The landmark decision of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, on October 14 to allow the release of BT Brinjal has been viewed by some as the government
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today visited the Agriculture Research Centre (ARC) of Egypt, the largest such facility in the Middle East. He also held a meeting with the directors of RAC and agricultural experts. In a statement issued here today, an official spokesman said the Chief Minister apprised …
The zero-tillage drill helps farmers save on diesel and labour - it can lower overall sowing costs by 80% Surinder Sud / New Delhi November 17, 2009, 0:38 IST The specialised zero-tillage seed drill, which could sow seeds in fields without ploughing it, was introduced by the Mexico-based International Maize …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) might be basking in glory with the release of 119 high yielding crop varieties so far, but on technology transfer front it is becoming increasingly difficult to get students to take the academic benefits to farmers. Not only job-wise, but the …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of the furore over the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) clearance to the genetically modified (GM) Bt Brinjal in the country, the Kerala Biotechnology Commission (KBC) is bringing in experts from various fields to critically evaluate the safety aspects of GM food. A seminar on
K P Prabhakaran Nair Monsanto's larger strategy is to control the entire seed industry in India in 10-15 years. Bt cotton was the first step. Bt brinjal is the second. Before long, it will be Bt rice, Bt maize, and so forth Heat stability studies carried out on the Bt …
The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Agriculture Department under the initiative of the district administration launched crop harvesting mission on Thursday to get the actual output report of the extra yield variety Arize 6444 of hybrid rice technology whose demonstration was conducted under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM). In …
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that Dr GV Challam pioneered the study to bring changes in the genes of paddy seed which can withstand saline water after cyclones. Addressing a function at OUAT to mark birth anniversary of Dr Chalam, the Chief Minister said that he took the …
Chief Minister for new tech to boost farm productivityAS cultivable area was slowly shrinking, new agricultural technologies were being advocated to farmers to increase productivity, said Chief Minister M Karunanidhi here on Friday. Presiding over the fourth national conference of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) on the topic `KVK as Resource …
Coarse or fine, paddy is the king of crops in Punjab. This has more than been proved again with farmers who had banked heavily on PUSA 1121 basmati deciding to move away from it. However, they will not be going in for any diversification but moving back to a coarser …
Kolkata: Faced with secondary nutrient deficiency in soil, threatening to drag productivity lower in several districts, West Bengal is preparing a soil map for the state. The state government will concentrate on site specific nutrient management after the soil map is ready. The map, being prepared by department officials, will …
