Agriculture

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) regarding state of groundwater in Haryana, 03/05/2025

Reply affidavit on behalf of the Central Ground Water Board in the matter of Suo Moto case titled "Haryana 60.48% groundwater over exploited Kurukshetra worst Jhajjar best says" appearing in the Tribune, January 8, 2025. The CGWA report, May 3, 2025 addresses the issue of groundwater exploitation and violation of …

Brazil goes to war against logging

It represents half of the world's rainforest and is home to one-third of Earth's species, yet the Amazon has one of the highest rates of deforestation : a report.

Poor farmers hit the ceiling

Hundreds of poor farmers are up in arms against the district administration for delaying registration of a criminal case against "bigwigs' allegedly involved in the 450-acre surplus government land scam in Rajasansi village. Fearing threat to their family members' lives, farmers, mostly Scheduled Caste, said they were allotted land in …

Performance of pigeonpea, irrigated with treated wastewater of oil refinery, in the presence of Bradyrhizobium

Pigeon pea was grown, in the field, at the experimental farm of Mathura Oil Refinery, in the presence or absence of biofertilizer, using TW (treated wastewater of the refinery) or GW (ground water) as an irrigant. (2007)

Will the loan waiver relieve farmer distress?

Ultimately, it boils down to whether a loan waiver will help without taking action to improve irrigation facilities and to ensure remunerative prices for farmers. Vijay Jawandhia President, Shetkari Sangathana Maharashtra

Paddy farming faces setback as Pabna farmers cry for rain

IRRI-boro paddy cultivation in Pabna is facing a setback because of a drought-like situation for lack of rain. The farmers are now crying for rain. In many areas, cracks have developed on fields due to lack of water. Farmers said they were facing an unusual situation like the one in …

UP govt to foray into agri retail

Almost seven months after Reliance Fresh stores were shut in UP after Chief Minister Mayawati scrapped the new agriculture policy following protests by a section of traders, a state government-funded agency is set to foray into the agri retail sector. The Uttar Pradesh State Horticultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (HOFED) is …

India dumped from meet on Doha

India has been excluded from a high-profile meeting of the European Union, the US and Brazil that is attempting to hammer out an agreement on the Doha trade negotiations in London, trade diplomats said. The two-day senior officials' meeting began on Monday at an unknown destination in London to address …

Scientists on high alert to combat threat of wheat fungus

Wheat scientists are on high alert to combat any threat of UG99 wheat fungus. This was stated by Dr Abdul Mujeeb Kazi an eminent international wheat scientist working with National Agricultural Research Centre (Narc). Kazi has also several years' experience in his credit while working in CIMMYT Mexico on wheat, …

Influence of flyash and vermicomposted flower waste on plant growth and soil fertility

The physicochemical characteristics of flyash and vermicomposted flower waste were analysed and ten different treatments consisting of various combinations of flyash, vermicompost and chemical fertilizers were carried out to assess their effect on the growth of soybean plant. (2007)

Food prices rising relentlessly

Most essential food items have become costlier, with prices of some soaring by up to 27 per cent in a month, reveals New Age market survey that compares with the price monitoring report of a government agency. Sugar, after months of static price, has joined the bandwagon of a number …

'Women most vulnerable to climate change'

Women, the primary caregiver in family, are the most vulnerable group to climate change, said the speakers at a seminar yesterday. They also laid emphasis on gender-sensitive adaptation of climate change and disaster management. The speakers said the poorer the women are, the higher are their vulnerability and sufferings. They …

Gogoi presents Rs 2,819-cr deficit Budget

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who is also holding the Finance portfolio, today placed before the State Assembly a deficit Budget of Rs 2,819.23 crore. Though the annual deficit for 2008-09 is estimated to be Rs 458.53 crore, it is anticipated to shoot up to Rs 2,819.23 crore by the end …

Govt rules out plan to bring large agri firms in tax net

The government on Monday said there was no proposal to bring the big agricultural firms under the tax net. "Under the existing provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, agricultural income of any person is exempt from income tax. Currently, there is no proposal to do away with this exemption,' …

Micro-irrigation in Assam (Editorial)

Irrigation is specifically meant for increasing agriculture production. Therefore, any action for development of irrigation which may be a project for either major irrigation or minor irrigation is related to agricultural fields and farmers only. The beneficiaries are well attached with irrigation programme, its scheduling, planning for cropping pattern and …

Myopic budget

The 2008 Union budget must be remembered. Not because it heralds the news of an early election. But because it comes at a time when the world is battling four different but linked developments. First, the impending US recession, which is already costing our financial markets to tumble. Second, record …

Extend loan waiver facility to JK's orchardists: Mehbooba

JAMMU, Mar 10 - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has sought the extension of agriculture loan waiver facility, recently announced in the union budget, to the horticulture sector in Jammu & Kashmir. The PDP President spoke to the Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram and the Agriculture Minister Sharad …

Shortage of water hits tail-end areas

An acute shortage of water has hit tail-end areas of Nara Canal, adversely affecting recently sown sugarcane and vegetable crops. The irrigation authorities have decreased the supply to the canal following low water flow in River Indus at Sukkur Barrage. The water discharge at the head of the Nara Canal …

Oh! What a lovely waiver

Karza maafi or voter maafi?: File picture of the relatives of a farmer who committed suicide due to mounting debt last year. It was around the distress in regions like Vidharbha and Anantapur that the present

NDA blamed for agrarian distress

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi virtually launched the Congress party's election campaign here on Sunday with a frontal attack on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), blaming it directly for the distress in the agrarian sector. Accusing the NDA of neglect of farmers, the …

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