A lone farmer rids a vast 200 acres of farm land of all pests with the use of ancient Indian science of Ayurveda.

Mango growers of Marathwada region fear more than 50 per cent losses this season.

Private-public business model aims to make saline water in south-west Punjab useful for fish farming, biogas, dairy farms and more.

Long winter, good snowfall makes climate favourable for a quality harvest this year.

Experts say that even if the weather turns unfavourable, the state may lose only 1 to 1.5 per cent of the crop and still be the highest wheat producing state this year

India stands tall in gloomy world scenario

Kinnows a citrus fruit considered a half-brother of orange are set to be costlier this season with Punjab staring at a poor yield of the fruit.

Pearl spot fish or Karimeen, favoured by tourists and declared state fish by Kerala govtlast year, is facing extinction. Cage culture can help check the trend

Central Institute for Cotton Research has come up with high-density plantation system for Maharashtra and MP

Decent rainfall, coupled with contract farming and govt policies, boosts wine production

The air is cool and dry in the hills of Himachal Pradesh.

Imported power tillers, mini-tractors to mechanise hill farming in Himachal Pradesh

Fighting climate change, state''s new mantra is diversification plum, kiwi, cherry, apricot, peach, pomegranate and strawberry being grown in the upper hills while citrus fruits and mangoes are options for the lower hills

BARC technology to considerably increase shelf life of the highly perishable fruit

Crop loss figure already stands at Rs 200 cr

To be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 76 lakh in about 2,056 square metres of land, the greenhouse is expected to be completed by July this year.

In Himachal Pradesh, Kangra alone has 30,000 farmers engaged in bee-keeping, producing 1,200 MT honey annually if unfavourable weather conditions don''t play spoilsport

Manipur has discovered an entirely new variety of orchid, names it Ione Kipgenii; orchid gene conservation centre has also found 24 other species new to the state

Farmers are using innovative trench technique to grow the European vegetable they call 'jugni'', and are earning a good profit; none of them aware of its real name

Govt efforts get a boost with NABARD deciding to increase credit for dairy sector

Khargone strives to outmatch Guntur, with help from Andhra

Late rains make Punjab opt for more basmati while Haryana moves towards paddy varieties with assured minimum support price

Tractor sales pick up; govt promotes use of implements, launches schemes for machines on rent and at subsidy

Lahaul potato finds a favourable market this year but farmers keep looking at other options

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

With farmers reluctant to look beyond paddy, diversifying Punjab plans assured price for basmati

Natural formulation hopes to fight ticks in dairy, meat animals without side-effects

Already producing enough paddy to sustain itself, Assam sets about building modern mills

Himachal Pradesh is looking at the strawberry as a fancy alternative to the apple in the future.

On the outskirts of Srinagar city, sprawling residential colonies have cropped up over the years.

Over the past decade, the industry has seen a rapid rise, opening a new window for jobs and livelihood.

Sources in the PAU fruit sciences department claim banana research had been halted midway because of lack of funds, staff and interest.

US stocks ended higher as hopes of easing trade tensions cheered on Wall Street ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit in Japan.

The super sleuth who interrogated India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime.

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.

England skipper Eoin Morgan was in beast mode against Afghanistan as he scored the fourth fastest World Cup century during his side's emphatic 150-run win at the Old Trafford.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday turned 49. Wishes poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Among the 247 actively traded scrips, 17 have shed more than 50 per cent this calendar year. About 40 per cent have slid more than the Sensex, which is down 23 per cent year-to-date

With job losses and redundancies looming large, firms have taken to the idea of reskilling their workforce with gusto

According to the term sheet, an over 133 million shares - 5.7 per cent of the total equity shares - are being offered in the range of Rs 1,850-1,950 to investors through a special block window.

Analysts believe the bank will be unable to maintain high AUM growth and will likely see a sharp rise in credit cost & deterioration in incremental deposit mix, amid the current lockdown

GSK leads the charge with staggered return-to-work, others plans yoga sessions and health care webinars for salesperson's family

CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday shunted out BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi (in pic) for ‘inept’ handling of the Covid-19 crisis, replacing him with IAS officer Iqbal Singh Chahal (56) who has been secretary with the state urban development department.

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