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Why communities should retain their heirloom seeds and knowledge systems

Seed Stories, a documentary recently screened in Bengaluru, is a nuanced exploration of the efforts of barefoot ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his team and their attempt to conserve over 1,000 endangered heirloom varieties of rice




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Fertilizers are source of several diseases; switch to organic farming, says Amit Shah 

Shah said that the movement for organic farming has reached an important stage and cooperatives have an important role in making India the world’s largest organic food producing country




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Cabinet clears 7 schemes with ₹ 14,235.30 crore for agriculture sector

Digital Agriculture Mission, which has an outlay of ₹2.817 crore and aims to create a consolidated database on crop data, among initiatives to get nod; schemes to boost nutritional security and livestock production also approved




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When Tamil Nadu police opened fire at farmers protesting against power tariff increase in 1970

Tamil Nadu’s history of free power supply for farming led to violent agitations, political backtracking, and eventual implementation in phases




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Hamlet of vegetable farming turns into vibrant sea of yellow and orange

In Thattayil village near Pandalam, farmers are enthusiastically taking up floriculture. A collective of 35 farmers is cultivating marigolds on eight hectares for this Onam season




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Onam 2024: Flowers and vegetables from Vattiyoorkavu set an example

MLA VK Prasanth encourages Krishi Bhavan at Vattiyoorkavu to cultivate vegetables and flowers on a vacant plot owned by the government



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UAS Dharwad to host Krishi Mela from September 21

UAS Vice-Chancellor P. L. Patil said that the main objective of this year’s Krishi Mela is to provide information on various aspects of climate change to farmers




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PM Modi expresses condolences over demise of renowned organic farmer Pappammal

In 2021, she was given the Padma Shri award for popularising organic farming in India and was regarded as a pioneer in the agriculture field




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Floriculture blossoms in one of backward regions of Odisha 

Lucknow-based National Botanical Research Institute pitches in with scientific inputs to make the floriculture sustainable in Jujumara region of Sambalpur.




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Why are tomato prices rising in October: Data

The average retail prices shot up to ₹65-70 per kilo in the north and the eastern regions in October




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The certainty trap [electronic resource] : why we need to question ourselves more--and how we can judge others less / Ilana Redstone ; foreword by Joe Walsh.

Durham, North Carolina : Pitchstone Publishing, [2024]












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Can Bumrah Be World Cup 2023's MVP?

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.




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Why statistics don't define Siraj's success...

Statistics don't always reflect a true picture, and Siraj doesn't want to be critical of himself regarding the number of wickets in his kitty.




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Steven Smith's stats shut down doubters

Smith carried his bat with an unbeaten 91 in a losing cause in Brisbane.




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'Stats are going out of the window'

'Very pleasing. Most importantly the win, cricket has turned to baseball isn't it? We're delighted with the two points.'




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'He's the most valuable cricketer right now'

Since making his Test debut in 2018, Bumrah has made 36 Test appearances and has 159 wickets to his name.




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Women in India earn 19% less than men: report




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‘Only 2 to 3 payments banks will succeed’

Paytm will continue with its plan to start a payments bank, says its CEO




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Godrej Industries net down 16% to Rs. 116 crore




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Volkswagen India enters compact sedan segment




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Zomato’s losses widen in FY16




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Business confidence dips to 5-month low in May




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Jet turns around with record Rs 1,212-cr. net profit




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India home to 56 of the world’s largest public firms: Forbes

Reliance Industries maintains its top position of leading the largest public companies in India




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China slowdown ‘a significant risk’ for global economy

There has been a sharp contraction in China’s imports over the past year




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Tata Steel may hold on to its UK steelworks: report

UK government gives a series of offers to the company




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Indians score high on well-being at work




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At $73 m, Nikesh Arora is among world’s highest-paid execs




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Quality of farm loans by Indian banks won’t weaken: Moody’s




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How Facebook can decide the price of your house




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Why the monsoon is a big deal for your equity portfolio

Is the idea of a dry monsoon beginning to parch your appetite for investing?




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Won’t let them wreck our plant: Tata’s Dutch workers

Trade union leaders say returns would have been higher if Tata’s leaders hadn’t diverted investment to Britain




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Tata Motors signs MoU with ASDC for skill development




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E-commerce soaks up 2 m sqft of warehouse realty in 2015




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S. Korea woos startups in India with ‘grand challenge’

Wants them to look at Korea as a testing bed for their ventures




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India will outperform global equity markets: Morgan Stanley




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Plastic is fantastic: Credit cards register highest growth in five years

Axis Bank leads charge, SBI narrows gap with ICICI, HDFC Bank on top; numbers inch up to 25m




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Forbes’s list of self-made American women has two with India connect




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When you click upon a star




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Winner takes all in mega soccer shirt deals




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Investors can now file class action suits against errant cos




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Simplilearn to expand tie-ups with cos; plans guaranteed interviews