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

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

Laser levellers catch Punjab farmers'' fancy, help save water, fertiliser, power

Kashmir warms up to cultivation of its countless medicinal plants

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

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

Genome sequence drafted, scientists on evolution trail

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

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

Punjab introduces two summer varieties of mushrooms, traditionally seen as a winter crop

Pictures released by NASA some months ago, showing large-scale smoke emerging from the fields of Punjab due to burning of straw

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

Neeli Raavi population dwindling in Punjab, scientists striving to save it see hope from across the border

Banana growers in Punjab claim to be profiting heavily from the relatively new crop, but its one-crop-a-year pattern has prevented it from really catching on

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

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.

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

A group of farmers have come up with their own brand and are selling products from a mandi board shop in Moga.

A 45-year-old man was arrested in outer Delhi's Bawana area for sexually assaulting a six-year-old minor girl, police said on Tuesday.

The Karnataka Congress suspended its senior legislator from Bengaluru R. Roshan Baig for anti-party activities, a party official said late Tuesday.

The US dollar strengthened modestly against its major rivals in late trading on Tuesday amid the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

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.

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

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.

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.

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen repeatedly said that for the development of the country, primary necessity is primary health and education services. If health is not given importance then a country or a nation cannot prosper. The backbone of a country is the development of these two.

Following the embarrassing defeat against India in the ongoing World Cup, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has told captain Sarfaraz Ahmed that they should focus on the remaining four matches of the tournament.

Following Pakistan's dismal performance in the ongoing World Cup so far, the country's former skipper Intikhab Alam has questioned the presence of chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq in England and said it was the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) mistake to allow him to stay in England at its expense.

The Republican Sena has approached the Delhi Police complaining that some people tried to spread rumours that its party President Anandraj Ambedkar, grandson of B.R. Ambedkar, joined the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

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.

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

As regional language media consumption soars during the lockdown, social media app ShareChat goes full throttle with brand integrations

Provisioning costs higher than expected; FY21 EPS estimated to decline by 2-4 per cent

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

According to an Edelweiss report, Rs 1 trillion non-convertible dentures (NCDs) and Rs 1.2 trillion commercial papers (CPs) are due for maturity in May and June

According to the International Monetary Fund, the pandemic is expected to cause the biggest recession since the Great Depression

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

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

Costs unlikely to fall; does not bode well for earnings

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

An anaesthetist in the city said he had to postpone two surgeries on Friday as he couldn’t prescribe Covid-19 tests after the BMC order late on Thursday barring tests except when approved by the civic health officer. “Testing on a private doctor’s prescription is currently not permitted,” said a message from one of the private labs to a doctor. “If physicians, surgeons cannot advise a test, what is the point of coercing us to open clinics and hospitals?” said a Goregaon-based doctor.

In a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus in a more effective manner, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has put additional commissioners in charge of seven zones in the city. As per the order, seven additional commissioners will work towards improving the double rate of positive cases from 10 days to 20 days by May 17.

A major fire broke out at Adharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan (West), engulfing the entire area into thick smoke. Four fire tenders of Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation are trying to control the fire.