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

Grown as a wild bush in Ladakh, seabuck thorn is slowly bringing prosperity in the mountainous region.

In a year''s time, summer moong''s acreage has risen to one lakh hectares

Embryo transfer technology is expected to improve cattle breed in Himachal and enhance its milk production

Alphonsos will not be seen in the market after mid-May. Their produce has anyway been very low and prices steep

A doctor in the Valley gave up a career in medicine to cultivate lavender. Eight years on, she has won a state award with many following in her footsteps

Kerala, Karnataka may have banned the popular insecticide, but experts warn that farmers may have only more hazardous and more expensive options to choose from

Assam has drawn up an ambitious plan to cultivate jatropha to boost farmers'' income and produce bio-diesel

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.

Horticulture department has for the first time sown the crop on three farms, cooperative society procured 1,200 quintals of turmeric seeds from Maharashtra this season.

With an alternative market in place, farmers in this Kerala village now risk growing vegetables they did not produce earlier and are reaping benefits

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

Over 12 years after a devastating cyclone claimed its coconut forest, horticulture dept programme aims to make Orissa one of the top three states in terms of coconut productivity and area under plantation

From cotton and soyabean in rainfed conditions, farmers in Wardha district have taken a bold shift towards shade-net and poly-house farming, and are reaping benefits

Struggling with a severe drought-like situation, Maharashtra has a group of smiling farmers who had built farm ponds for irrigation

Punjab''s fields, mills and godowns are brimming with 172 lakh tonnes of wheat, rice, paddy. The wheat harvest is set to cross a record 120 lakh tonnes. One-third of it, worth hundreds of crores, will be stored unscientifically

Under an ICAR project, NRCM in Nagaland is working on increasing population of mithuns a milch animal referred to as the 'ship of the highland'' or 'cattle of the mountains'' through embryo transfer technology and has recently seen its first success

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

Incessant rainfall and low temperatures have already caused 60-70% crop loss, likely to breed diseases too

With demand increasing and new schemes available for farmers, mushroom farming is picking up fast in Kashmir

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

On one side, fear of wipe-out by foreign arrivals. On the other, hopes of better infrastructure

Beekeeping and its promise attract an advocate, a coffee maker and other professionals in Punjab

Having drawn up a plan to diversify from paddy, Punjab''s challenge is to find a way to market fruits and vegetables, especially when they come in a glut

Can withstand big retailers but need to compete: world wholesale market union

Churah valley, site of a flower revolution, aims to diversify to exotic roses

Madhya Pradesh farmers fare better after picking up tricks of the trade from Punjabi settlers

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

MP farmers rarely use chemicals but few manage the organic farming certificate to market their produce better

Genome sequence drafted, scientists on evolution trail

Farmer experiments on barren land with lemongrass, a crop never grown in Punjab before.

If a MP farmer claims damage relief, govt will buy only what is supposed to remain

Kashmir starts to wake up to the potential of its variety of flowers

Punjab launches solar-powered pumps for drip irrigation to save water and power, draws in farmers with 70% subsidy

How a family turned waterlogging from bane to boon by cultivating fish rather than paddy

A sweet change is gradually entering the farms of Bathinda. Farmers are commercially testing a crop they have hitherto known as not-a-very-popular

Private players return for wheat, govt misses procurement target but says happy farmers earned

Himachal Pradesh begins apple season with hopes of a bumper harvest and good prices

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

Punjab farmers warm up to agro-forestry, which not only pays well but also helps drive govt''s green mission.

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.

Way short of demand, Kashmir promotes sheep farming.

Preservation of onions and using powder or dried flakes is way of ushering a change in kitchen.

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

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

Its vineyards thriving with high-quality fruit, Arunachal Pradesh ties up with Pune company for India''s first homemade kiwi wine

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Australia's state of Victoria on Wednesday became the first in the country to legalize euthanasia for the terminally ill as the law on voluntary assisted death (VAD) entered into force.

All analysts are optimistic on the stock, which hasn't seen any downgrade so far