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NEW VISTAS: Israeli Ambassador to India Mark Sofer harvesting cucumber at the new Indo-Israeli joint agricultural farm near Bassi in Jaipur district of Rajasthan on Thursday to mark the launch of the centre of excellence in agriculture. Also seen is Rajasthan Chief Secretary S.

A Canadair plane sprays water over the Carmel Forest near Haifa on Friday.

HAIFA (Israel): European aircraft dumped tonnes of water over flames shooting from tall trees on Friday in northern Israel as firefighters struggled for a second day to contain the country's worst-ever forest fire, which has killed 41 people and displaced thousands.

A strong wind fanned flames through one of the count

Godrej Agrovet Ltd, the agri-business arm of leading conglomerate Godrej Ltd, has planned to enter the dairy farming business.

The Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Vegetables at Gharaunda, near Karnal, the first of its kind in the country, will be inaugurated on December 6.

The centre demonstrates advanced farm technologies of Israel to maximise cultivation and achieve quality production of vegetables.

Israeli start-up firm Tawkon (pronounced talk-on) has developed a software to measure mobile phone handset radiation, to help users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones.
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CHANDRAKANTNalavade was a junior engineer in the state irrigation department in Osmanabad, in Maharashtra

New Delhi: Keen to help India with its highly developed technologies in the farm sector, Israel will soon set up two centres of excellence in the field of floriculture and horticulture in Haryana to provide expertise to farmers.

These centres which would provide important lessons to growers of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana and other areas are expected to come by October or November this year, the Isra

SHIMLA: The Himachal Government would send a group of progressive farmers and apple growers to Israel next month to learn the latest farming techniques, the State Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here on Sunday after his meeting with Agriculture Councillor in Embassy of Israel, Dr.

Swarleen Kaur

Chandigarh: Farmers in Haryana will soon have the benefit of the most modern agricultural practices prevalent in Israel as the Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Vegetables near Gharaunda in Karnal, and the Indo-Israel Centre for Excellence in Fruits at Mangiana near Sirsa are in their final stages of completion.

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