It has already helped grow cereals and fodder in the desertland of Qatar, mangrove species along the highly saline Gujarat coastline, and a wide variety of plantation crops on wastelands covered with fly ash....

Orchards in hill state major consumers of vermicompost made in Punjab, a state which still banks on chemicals.

India needs to prepare itself in advance as acute foodgrain scarcity is likely by 2020.

No freight subsidy yet for transporting crop to other states.

Maoists in Orissa tonight extended by 48 hours the government''s deadline for meeting their demands to secure the release of Malkangiri Collector.

SC: 'Bring in more transparency, open CVC to non civil servants too''.

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

Giant Noor Jahans grow only on three trees left in the Katthiwara area of MP''s Alirajpur district

ICAR''s Krishi Vigyan Kendras are helping farmers of Vidarbha region''s Gondia district turn lac cultivation into a profitable venture

With subsidy from govt, sugar factories have placed orders for harvesters from abroad.

K R Jayan is leading a movement aimed at food security and environmental conservation. And at the centre of this revolution is the humble jackfruit

The air is cool and dry in the hills of 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

Crop loss figure already stands at Rs 200 cr

NRC-Y is encouraging Brokpas to adopt scientific methods of yak rearing; training them on product diversification for better returns

Area under contract farming heads downward as govt looks at new policy for diversification

As bamboos flower in Arunachal, rodents multiply and destroy cardamom crops

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

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

Encouraged by CBRTI director M T Wakode, Vivek, 28, applied for a credit-linked subsidy scheme under the Prime Minister''s Employment Generation Programme.

Genome sequence drafted, scientists on evolution trail

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon

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.

Looking to diversify from paddy, Punjab rings alarm bell at way area under various crops is being assessed on the ground.

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

The black carrot, once a grandma's special but now largely forgotten by the country, is making a comeback to Punjab.

The existing facilities are usually used up for high-grade apples to preserve their quality and taste.

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

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced the launch of the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed "new forms of self-policing by social media platforms" and action by volunteer groups to fight hate speech spreading at "lightning speed" through digital media.

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has quit as reports of a domestic violence incident from nearly nine years ago surfaced marring his chances for confirmation even as Washington readies for a possible confrontation with Iran.

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

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

Iron ore extraction in a falling demand scenario due to cutbacks in steel production is weighing on its prices

Costs unlikely to fall; does not bode well for earnings

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.

The first day impact has been more on the pharma especially in the wake of 26 workers at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s facility in Ahmedabad testing positive for COVID-19

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

In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old youth man residing in south Mumbai attacked three policemen with a chopper near Marine Drive early on Saturday morning.

Some lockdown images and words get seared to your consciousness. That of a migrant woman carrying a big bag on her head, a child on her right hip, walking from Mumbai to Karnataka to go home under a scorching May sun. A smiling migrant worker saying philosophically that they are trying to cover long distances on foot 'Ram-bharose' (at the mercy of God).

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