Floods, drought & quake, 12 provinces inundated, 52 killed, over 40 lakh hit
Heavy rain drenched a drought-ravaged swathe of southern and eastern China, killing 52 persons and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate.
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600 storage tanks to be set up for increased farm production
The Pakistan government will establish 600 storage tanks with assistance of World Bank in the country this year to increase agriculture productivity.Official sources said on Monday under an On-Farm
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World food price situation to remain tense in 2011: FAO
High volatility and price swings in food commodities are likely to prevail for the rest of this year and could continue into 2012, UN body Food and Agriculture Organisation today said.
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Bhatta-Parsaul: Cong to approach court against land acquisition move
AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday criticised UP
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Oil palm farming yet to pick up in Orissa
BERHAMPUR: Despite the Union Government's incentives for oil palm cultivation, it could not be taken up on a massive scale in the State. The fruit is being grown in over 700 hectares in Ganjam and Gajapati districts since 2006. According to official records, while only 34 hectares could be brought under cultivation in 2006, it was increased to 150 hectares the following year.
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Land Acquisition in Gobindpur from Tuesday
<p>The district administration will begin land acquisition in the trouble-torn Gobindpur village on Tuesday. In a meeting on Friday, the district administration had sought cooperation from the people of Gobindpur for demolition of betel vines and the latter had agreed.
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Poverty and agrarian distress in Orissa
The relatively lower reduction of poverty in Orissa, 0.2 percentage points per annum from 48.6% in 1993-94 to 46.4% in 2004-05, has been a matter of concern. The current exercise attempts to analyse whether part of the explanation lies in the state of affairs in agriculture. An analysis for 2004-05 shows that incidence of poverty is 47% for rural and 44% for urban Orissa.
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Rice Mapped
Throws open opportunities for better varieties
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Land return bill in the works
The Mamata Banerjee government is working on an amendment to the Land Acquisition Act of 1894 to enable the return of 400 acres in Singur to farmers who were
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Africa Mountains Atlas
<p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Africa_Mountains_Atlas1.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/download.jpg" style="width:
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Sowing discontent
<p>CALLS TO REGULATE PRICING AND INTRODUCTION OF TRANSGENIC CROPS ARE GETTING LOUDER AS THE SEED BILL 2010 LOOKS SET FOR MONSOON SESSION<br /> Jayshree Nandi | TNN<br /> <br />
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A call for leadership
It can only come from the South
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Training to involve rural folks in Sunderbans conservation
The Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR) would organise a training programme on involving lakhs of villagers in the conservation of mangroves in
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Fresh push for Gen-2 Bt cotton
Rashme Sehgal New Delhi, March 9: Despite Monsanto admitting that its Bt cotton (Bollgard-1) had failed to control pests in four districts of Gujarat, GEAC, apex regulator of genetically-modified crops, has cleared the Bollgard-2 variety, which has two Bt resistant genes, thereby increasing its toxicity.
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MP Cabinet proposes Cottonseeds Bill
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today gave its nod for tabling the Madhya Pradesh Kapas Beej Vidheyak 2010 (Madhya Pradsh Cotton Seeds Bill 2010) in the coming monsoon session of the Assembly. After promulgation of the Act, the state government will have full control over cottonseed rates and farmers will be able to get the same at reasonable rates, an official release said here today.
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Economic Survey 2014-2015
A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Survey 2014–15 reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the previous 12 months, summarizes the performance
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State seeks Rs.7,888-crore package as drought relief
Adoor Prakash submits memorandum to Sharad Pawar The State government has submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar seeking a special package of Rs.7,888 crore to help the State tide over the prevalent drought conditions. The government had declared the entire State drought-hit on December 19, following which a series of discussions were held at the district level under the leadership Ministers designated to look after each district. The memorandum, prepared on the basis of ground-level assessment, sought Rs.5,810 crore as compensation for crop loss.
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No hot water for tea? Just chew a pill
Indian scientists claim to have developed the world's first pocket tea - a pill that can be chewed or sipped and having the same refreshing effect as a steaming hot cup of tea. A four-member team of
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Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics
<p>This latest study has mapped the “global hotspots “ where climate induced food insecurity is most liekly to happen in the future. It covers highly vulnerable population mainly in Africa, Asia and includes India. Also includes China and Latin America where in fewer than 40 years, the prospect of shorter, hotter or drier growing seasons could imperil hundreds of millions of already-impoverished people.</p>
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Poondi village to get Rs. 1 crore worth drinking water scheme
Mohammed Jhan inaugurates farmers’ festival in the village An integrated drinking water supply scheme is to be implemented at a cost of Rs. 1 crore for Poondi village in Walajapet block, according to A. Mohammed Jhan, Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare.