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

The inspiration comes from Tripura, which is second only to Kerala in rubber production in the country.

Prolonged monsoon and high temperature led to delay in planting of the fruit saplings in Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani

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

Farmers told crop will be procured at the MSP from only those who register in advance

With several mills closing down and sugarcane crop unable to fetch good price, farmers of Champaran''s sugar belt have started cultivating turmeric

Meghalaya is not only the abode of the clouds but also home to one of the tastiest and best oranges in the country

Madhya Pradesh government says it is set to clock a 10 per cent farm growth this time thanks to both state and Central schemes, steps like bonus over and above the MSP, and its agriculture becoming resilient to the vagaries of nature

As traders pass off Dasheharis, Langra and Gulab Khas of the state as those from UP and Bihar, the Orissa horticulture dept draws post-harvest management and intelligent marketing plans

Fighting odds of floods, small landholdings and depleting agricultural land, state plans to introduce high-yielding, submergence-tolerant paddy varieties, double-cropping

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

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

With farm workers abandoning the climbing job, Coconut Development Board has launched a trained army of climbers, calling them 'friends of coconut tree''

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

The Centre has sanctioned a special irrigation scheme worth Rs 3,250 crore aimed to meet a new micro-irrigation target of 1,43,500 hectares in the Vidarbha region still coping with reports of farmer suicides

Traditionally a hub of wheat and paddy crops, the state is now exporting baby corn to the UK and other European countries in a big way

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

Drip irrigation growing year by year in Maharashtra, bringing rich rewards to farmers and helping save water

In Damla, he began cultivating on his ancestral property of two acres and found it was his true calling.

To break monopoly of state-run markets, encourage direct procurement

Organic by default, rich in nutrients, bao-dhaan gets bulk order from California

Hoshirapur''s Hash Biotech Farm has been set up by a private limited company, also called Hash Biotech.

Punjab Agriculture University launches two new varieties each of paddy and basmati; most farmers opt for the paddy option that promises the higher yield

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

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

Temperatures rising by the year and rainfall erratic, Punjab sets up centre for research on how its changing climate has been affecting its crops, and how to protect them

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

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.

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

The government is making the seed available to farmers to meet the high demand.

Population pressure telling on state''s land resources, agri university brings out high-yield options.

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

The Mi Dual Driver earphones have a bass-heavy sound output and, considering the price, they have a fair performance

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.

Maria Sharapova defeated Viktoria Kuzmova of Slovakia to make progress in the 2019 Mallorca Open.

Peru came from behind to clinch a 3-1 win over Bolivia and keep alive their hopes of progressing to the Copa America knockout stage.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in an op-ed published in an official North Korean newspaper on Wednesday, said his upcoming visit to Pyongyang will help achieve progress in the negotiations on the Korean Peninsula's denuclearization issue.

With customers caught in a swirl of panic and fear, life insurance companies are looking at confidence building measures for a post Covid-19 world

Valuations still not fair, given uncertainty over revenues

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

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

New services, new offers, new alliances and with a little help from technology, brands reimagine their relationship with consumers

How can governments and health agencies drive lasting lifestyle changes to combat Covid-19?

The tea industry, hit by rising costs, falling prices and political unrest in the North Bengal plantations, is especially vulnerable to the Covid-19 lockdown

Equity funds account for 42 per cent and 52 per cent of AUMs for HDFC AMC and Nippon AMC, respectively

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

Lenders say the larger challenge is to communicate to borrowers the difference between moratorium and waiver

PMI's services did contract, with trade, hospitality coming to a grinding halt, though the pace of fall in the index was not as steep as that of the core sector