The decline in the groundwater level is a major issue for agriculturists in all four districts of Shekhawati — Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu, and Neem Ka Thana

The farmers’ protests have become a critical point of contention, sparking diverse opinions across the nation

The adoption of agroforestry at scale in India by smallholders is currently stymied by ecological and socio-economic factors

Farmers in Tamil Nadu are struggling with poor yield, but there is also good news with new varieties being discovered

The district received 26.5 mm of rain in 72 hours against the average of 1.9 mm

A herd of 16 elephants raided the paddy and tomato fields at Irikipenta village of Somala mandal on Saturday

Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare M.R.K.Panneerselvam, while presenting the State’s Agriculture Budget, had said that Geographical Indication tag would be obtained for 10 agricultural products at a cost of ₹30 lakh

The team choosing mandals like Vidapanakallu and Vajrakarur which received excessive rain in June, draws flak from farmers and district officials alike; farmers worry as to how to present their drought woes to the officials who are visiting their fields which are now rain-fed and green

Tobacco industry contributes ₹32,516 crore annually to national economy through exports and excise tax reviews and sustains employment for 45.7 million people, says Director General of ICAR

Products like coconut oil, handmade scented soaps and face creams, value added products of millets, nutritional laddu, bakery products, ready to cook powders and mixtures and pickles were also popular among the visitors. 

Recently, the dairy industry has experienced a decrease of ₹5 per liter in the milk price, causing concern among the predominantly women farmers involved in the sector. 

The absence of bank linkage is affecting optimum production by 25 lakh small and marginal farmers in the State, they said

Infusing soil with silica nanoparticles made using the technique could transform agriculture

A new study reports Wolbachia may have taken it a bit too far, after scientists found it manipulated the evolution of Encarsia formosa wasps

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that if the country does not pay attention to the livestock and fisheries sectors then the sectors may fall down

Union Budget 2024 unveils nine priorities for this financial year as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman delivers her seventh budget speech in Lok Sabha

A look at how the Union Budget has treated the agriculture, food, public distribution and consumer affairs sectors

English fruit trees were imported to the Nilgiris as soon as the first Europeans settled there. But no systematic record survives of the varieties that were tried or the success each achieved. The first person to succeed in cultivating apple was John Davison, a gardener trained at Kew in England. He was also said to have introduced pippin

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asks Mr. Chouhan to look at pending issues of farmers

The people who harvest the seeds of the high-protein crop say the government offers them little support, and they now want a minimum support price to ensure that the crop is sustainable for cultivation

In a genome-editing landscape low on options for plants, the new tool has scientists enthused about its applications in agriculture

Seed Stories, a documentary recently screened in Bengaluru, is a nuanced exploration of the efforts of barefoot ecologist Dr. Debal Deb and his team and their attempt to conserve over 1,000 endangered heirloom varieties of rice

Shah said that the movement for organic farming has reached an important stage and cooperatives have an important role in making India the world’s largest organic food producing country

Digital Agriculture Mission, which has an outlay of ₹2.817 crore and aims to create a consolidated database on crop data, among initiatives to get nod; schemes to boost nutritional security and livestock production also approved

The Centres of Excellence will be led by top educational institutions, in consortium with industry partners and startups, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said

Four home cooks in Thiruvananthapuram are turning fruits into value-added products without using artificial flavours or preservatives

Removing the brain from millets -- dehusking -- could squander away the benefits of eating them, say the authors who studied five small Indian millets: foxtail, little, kodo, barnyard, and proso  

Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list the Most Valuable Players during the India-Australia ODI series.

Kohli remains the most valued celebrity for the fourth consecutive year with a steady brand value of $237.7 million in 2020 despite the pandemic

Smith carried his bat with an unbeaten 91 in a losing cause in Brisbane.

UK government gives a series of offers to the company

Showcases extended capabilities of Cayenne, Macan

Total mobilisation six per cent higher than previous financial year

Is the idea of a dry monsoon beginning to parch your appetite for investing?

Sells 76% stake in GAPCO to Total of France; to focus on home market