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

Its consumption puts other states to shame, govt sets out to boost production with training but struggles with marketing outside

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

How to prepare soil for next crop without burning field

Weightiest boll comes up by accident, gene source for strongest fibre by design, both at Nagpur''s cotton research institute

Kashmir warms up to cultivation of its countless medicinal plants

Says horticulture booming alongside agriculture, but not all are convinced

Punjab''s alternative fruit will be sweet when the kinnow is still sour, and with more value

A Maharashtra village''s farmers thrive on a shift to strawberry

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

Ahad Mir started growing strawberries on small patch of land of land decade ago as an experiment.

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

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

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

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.

Punjab harvests cocoons twice a year. Hoshiarpur woman shows how to do it three more times.

Guar in demand in international gas industry, Gujarat farmers go for the easy, profitable option.

Injudicious use telling on soil, crops and public health, Punjab pushes alternatives. There have been few takers.

In malnourished belt, a cooperative rescues farmers by procuring uncommon veggies.

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.

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

In Punjab''s first season of crop diversification, basmati scores on all counts, maize and cotton lose on production but gain on prices.

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

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The Gurugram Police registered an FIR against an unknown youth for allegedly molesting a girl in Huda City Centre metro station on Tuesday.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his 2020 re-election campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida, and called on his supporters to deliver a metaphorical "earthquake" at the ballots against his Democratic Party rivals.

Former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has sought the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) permission to play in foreign T20 leagues, following his retirement from international cricket last week.

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.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday turned 49. Wishes poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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.

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.

Cricket fans on Tuesday were busy talking about star Afghanistan player Rashid Khan, who broke an ugly record against England by becoming the most expensive bowler in the World Cup history.

Two drug dealers were arrested with 275 grams of brown sugar here, a Kolkata Police officer said on Wednesday.

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