The bumper apple crop in Himachal Pradesh this year has failed to translate into good news for growers yet again. Drought and hail have damaged the fruits....

A team from the Forest Research Institute (FRI), the country''s premier forest research organisation, will soon travel to Cambodia, to save one of the major attractions of that country.

Stop indiscriminate use of pesticide on basmati, antibiotics on bees: Exporters to farmers, beekeepers

Ladsavangi village in Marathwada''s Aurangabad district has always faced a severe water scarcity, and even clashes over water, for many years.

To take the markets to farmers who now have to reach out to the buyers themselves as one of its key targets

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

Aeroponics reportedly ensures five to six times more production of potato minitubers as compared to traditional tissue culture system; the institute has started a commercial unit in Modipuram, UP.

Partha Chatterjee and Mukul Roy have submitted an audio CD containing the speech

Early this year, the farmers had fetched more than Rs 1,200 for cardamom.

But low procurement, no publicity result in marginal benefits for tribals.

Upper Assam''s Singpho tribe will soon enjoy the exclusive right for commercial production as well as cultural promotion of two traditional varieties of rice.

Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, is for the past one year, trying to find a way to control the gall disease that has affected almost 50 per cent of the eucalyptus trees.

Besides, the solvent extraction technology is also not environment-friendly.

The lower and mid hill belt of Himachal are giving up terrace farming to grow high-yielding and exotic cash crops in polyhouses

ARI has developed a high-yielding variety, to seek Centre''s permission to release it to farmers

Area under the paddy crop has gone up to more than 2 lakh acres in 6 years; private firms coming up with processing plants

Punjab imports cattle semen doctored to produce only female calves

Says horticulture booming alongside agriculture, but not all are convinced

Karamvir Singh Sidhu, 60, of in Samana, Patiala, annually earns over Rs 2 crore, all of it from the peas he grows on his 50-acre farm

Burning crop residue after harvest on the field itself is common in Madhya Pradesh. One may not always get to see the flames

Emu farmers struggle as they get focus wrong, while oil is yet to find a market

Root stock is a mother plant of wild citrus origin, resistant to major diseases.

Nearly a third of fruits and vegetables go waste for lack of post-harvesting facilities. The annual loss is Rs 2 lakh crore, a nationwide study estimates.

National Vegetable Initiative brings poly houses to Ludhiana, farmers see hope of direct selling.

Weather forecasts with crop-specific advisories help farmers prevent losses.

Price starting at Rs 1,22,990, the new lineup of MacBook Pro will be available soon in the country

The Norton 360 suite includes device protection from viruses and internet security, access to secure virtual private network (VPN), cloud storage for backup, password manager and parental controls

With the earbuds' firm hold, short braided cable, and water-resistant design, the Sport Pro is a quality companion for your workouts

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.

Australias Attorney General (AG) on Wednesday declared that he would be reluctant to authorise the prosecution of journalists after federal police raids earlier in June.

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

Experts say while the decision is positive, it may not make any significant contribution

However, the virtual shutdown of the economy and the question mark surrounding the return to normalcy mean the markets are not yet out of the woods

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

Over 90,000 people have been quarantined in the state after the outbreak and this helped control the situation in Chhattisgarh

For the week ahead, soymeal prices are expected to move towards Rs 35,500 per tonne

Firm suspends guidance because of pressure in key geographies

Costs unlikely to fall; does not bode well for earnings

For the week ahead, the price of cotton seed oil cake could head towards Rs 1,990 per quintal

The earnings were better than what most of the analysts had expected. Kotak Securities, for instance, estimated the private lender to log net loss at Rs 4,404.4 crore in the quarter under review

HCL has provided 7,000 PPE kits complying to the SITRA and HLL specifications, 20,000 three-ply masks, 55 liters of sanitizer and two hands-free wash basins to the district administration.

Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen

The banks together claimed over Rs 230 crore from the company, along with interest and other charges

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