The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on July 23, 2020 has issued the draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2020 to further amend Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011. A new Regulation 2.2.2 has been …
In an extensive survey to Garhwal Himalaya and arid soil of western Rajasthan, twenty four leguminous nitrogen fixing species were identified including seven herbs, nine shrubs, four climbers and four tree species which were screened for nodulation and nitrogen fixation activity between 400-2100m altitudes.
Influence of interplanted species on N and P resorption efficiencies of companion species was studied in mixed plantations of various species combinations raised for revegetation of coal mine spoil.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Human Rights Commission (OSHRC) has asked the State Government to immediately stop supply of substandard pulses under the mid-day meal and supplementary nutrition programme. It has also sought a detailed report on irregularities in 10 days. The rights panel
It treats beriberi, lockjaw, promotes blood circulation and reduces cholesterol. No it’s not a magic pill but the humble black soybean. I first tasted it in the form of bhatwani, a staple daal in Uttarakhand. It was a simple luncheon. Steamed rice served with bhatwani along with some fried red …
Pongamia (Indian beech) is a non-edible oil-producing tree legume (Syn: Pongamia glabra Vent.), that has recently gained importance for its oil utility as biodiesel1. Various parts of Pongamia are used in medicinal and other applications
BHUBANESWAR: To fight under nutrition, the agriculture ministry has lined up several incentives to boost the production of pulses in the State. Only last year, high inflation triggered a drastic fall in the per capita pulse consumption. The per capita pulse consumption in the State has fallen to mere 11gm/day …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the state government would register complaint with the Consumer Forum against the institutions supplied inferior quality seeds. Chouhan reached the fields of farmers of Ghinochi Village in Chhattarpur district of Sagar division today and inspected condition of the Urad and Til crops. Chouhan …
Dhanbad, July 26: With the rain-o-meter touching a record low this year, the district agriculture department has drawn up a contingency plan for farmers to meet the deficit. Seeds of pulses like black gram have already been provided to farmers of all eight blocks as an alternative crop for rice. …
REASONS often cited for increase in commodity prices range from soaring global prices to drought as in the last kharif season. Thus, price rise is typically taken as a short-run phenomenon, expected to disappear with the passage of time. Experience with some agricultural commodities in recent years, however, shows that …
Food security has been a cause of concern for the Indian economy as the physical and economic access to food with adequate calorie content from different sources has been on the wane over time. The per capita net availability of cereals and pulses declined from 510 gms per day in …
Food subsidy bill to soar way above targeted Rs 55, 578 cr Pulses MSP increase unlikely to push sowing as govt not major purchaser Cotton quality, sales checks in place Our Bureau NEW DELHI THE government on Thursday raised the minimum support price of paddy by Rs 50 per quintal …
Dalsinghsarai, Rosera and Bhibhutipur in Samastipur have been known for their rich moong harvested around this time of the year, but the new buzzword in these areas now is inter-cropping of the pulse with sugarcane and mango orchard. The district, adjacent to the famous low-lying vast tract (taal) by the …
A field experiment was conducted during 2002-03 and 2003-04 at Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to study the possible options for diversification of existing rice-wheat cropping system.
Dharamsala: With pulses going off the menu of poor people in the country, scientists from across the country gathered at Palampur Agriculture University (PAU) to mull over the issue. About 250 scientists deliberated on the steps that could be taken to increase the yield of major kharif pulse crops in …
Planted in the early 20th century to help control erosion, kudzu is a fast-growing invasive legume that fixes atmospheric nitrogen at a high rate. The Asian native is not just swallowing landscapes and altering ecosystems in the southeastern United States, the plant may also increase ozone pollution. Jonathan Hickman et …
Mature stem cuttings of 10 candidate plus trees (CPTs) of Pongamia pinnata were subjected to auxin application to compare their adventitious rooting ability. Significant differences were observed for sprouting (26
The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills region, with its unique landscape, climatic phenomenon of heavy cloud cover and torrential rainfall, and agricultural richness involving the majority of the population, has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site based on six indices. The region is very rich in floristic …
Traditional farming knowledge on agroecosystem management promoted the low cost sustainable development in ecosystems through optimal use of natural resources. It protects and conserves ecological systems, and improving economic efficiency of the farming community. The coastal agroecosystem of Parangipettai (Portonovo) in Northeastern coastal Tamil Nadu is a typical agrisilvicultural zone …
