Fishing in paddy fields
The fast-depleting groundwater table in Punjab has already raised concerns of desertification. Now, scientists are warning of possible
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Bhutan energy efficiency baseline study
In view of the possible adverse effects of climate change on hydro power generation in Bhutan and the imminent need to ensure energy security, the Royal Government of Bhutan recognizes the need to develop
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EU budget deal for farmers raises wildlife concerns
The European Commission is fighting a rearguard action to force farmers to work in a way that benefits the environment. The Commission, which drafts EU laws, proposed that farmers should have to "earn"
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Mohali district lags behind in wheat procurement
Mohali district is lagging behind in the ongoing procurement of wheat. The first 20 days of the procurement season has a shortfall of over 1,400 tonnes of wheat as compared to the wheat procured last year. Official figures revealed that as many as 53,348 tonnes of wheat was procured at 11 grain markets till April 20 this year whereas 54,751 tonnes of wheat was procured in the district last year.
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65 lakh fruit saplings planted in MP
Fertility of 17.14 lakh hectares has been improved and more than 65 lakh fruit saplings planted in Madhya Pradesh as part of the Nandan Falodyan Sub-Scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. ''The planting has been undertaken over 23,578 hectares,'' Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava said today on the occasion of the Earth Day.
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EU halts grape imports from India
Sanjay Jog / Mumbai April 22, 2010, 0:44 IST The European Union (EU) has stopped grape imports from India saying it has found excessive chemicals in them. Around 40,000 tonnes grapes worth Rs 300 crore shipped to various European countries were halted as they exceeded the maximum residue level of a chemical contaminant.
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Moth attack worries apple farmers
Mandi/Kullu: High temperature and drought has started giving heartburns to apple farmers who own orchards in the south sunny face as they are facing moth attack on the fruit crop since last week. This has damaged almost 10-20 per cent of crop in some drought-hit areas in Churag-Karsog in Mandi, Dalash-Nirman-Jaban in Kullu and Chopal, Jubbal-Kotkhai, lower Kotgarh-Kumarsain in Shimla district.
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China scientists grow high-yield super rice
Chinese agronomists have cultivated a new species of "super rice" which yields a record high harvest, state media said. The new species, called Super Rice II YOU 28, has an average per-hectare (2.47
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding operation of the stone crusher mixing units in village Kidigam, Tahasil Kasinagar, District Gajapati, Odisha, 23/11/2016
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mathala Chandrapati Rao Vs Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) dated 23/11/2016 regarding irresponsible operation of the stone crusher
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Avoiding bioenergy competition for food crops and land
This paper shows that any dedicated use of land for growing bioenergy inherently comes at the cost of not using that land for growing food or animal feed, or for storing carbon. It recommends several
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Reducing vulnerability to food price shocks in a changing climate
Climate change exacerbates global food price volatility risks, but this is seldom recognized in national adaptation plans. This discussion brief examines the nature of this risk and offers ideas for how
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Work on stage II of Kandi canal to start
To bring overall socio-economic uplift of the Kandi area, the Kandi Area Development Administration wing of the Punjab Agriculture Department is likely to start constructing Rajiv Gandhi Kandi Canal
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Gender differences in climate change risk, food security and adaptation: a study of rural households’ reliance on agriculture and natural resources to sustain livelihoods
Climate and weather variability in sub-Saharan Africa disproportionately leave female-headed households food insecure. However, the extent and reasons for these gender differences are, thus far, not well
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Polarization and populism: Europe and Central Asia economic update
There will be a modest increase in GDP growth in 2016 for countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. Low oil and other commodity prices in the eastern half of the region, a decline in investment
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Polarization and populism: Europe and Central Asia economic update
There will be a modest increase in GDP growth in 2016 for countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. Low oil and other commodity prices in the eastern half of the region, a decline in investment
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Impact of the National School Lunch Program on fruit and vegetable selection in Northeastern elementary schoolchildren, 2012–2013
<p>Increasing children’s fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is an important goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National School Lunch Program. Since 2012, the USDA’s
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Seeds of Dissent
The apex court nod to GM seed trials raises issues. GM seeds: Trial's not yet over
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Genetically modified crops benefit farmers
Washington: Genetically engineered crops are profitable for farmers and may help protect people and the environment from an overload of pesticides, a panel of experts has reported.
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US, Brazil agree to negotiate end to cotton dispute
Defusing a long-running trade dispute over American cotton subsidies, the United States and Brazil agreed to begin negotiating a compromise deal that could prevent the implementation of Brazilian trade sanctions on a wide range of US goods and intellectual property.
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"Peak farmland" is here, food crop area to fall - study
The amount of land needed to grow crops worldwide is at a peak and an area more than twice the size of France can return to nature by 2060 due to rising yields and slower population growth, a group of