In the remote Kailashnagar village (Jalore district), on the border of Rajasthan and Gujarat, lives Parbhu Ram, a farmer who has never been to either Punjab or Haryana. But Parbhu knows about the grievous
With the rain and snow becoming increasingly scarce and irregular, the government has decided to expand irrigation facilities to help protect farmers from the vagaries of weather.
Bhopal: Due to cyclone condition developed in the upper strata of Eastern Madhya Pradesh there may be rains in eastern part of the state. The recent hailstorm and rains has damaged crops in these areas to a great extent. The clouds formed in the sky may prove damaging to the farmers.
Competition is tough in the seed market, which may explain why marketing gimmicks are often used to woo farmers. It’s tougher still for the farmers to get compensation when the claims fail and they are
It’s hard to picture paddy fields without water puddles. But by draining flooded rice fields for two days before the flowering stage, methane emissions can be reduced by as much as 56 per cent. Significantly, draining deprives methane-producing microorgan
Rising input prices have almost sounded the death knell for the farmer. Is there a way out? A special report published in Down To Earth.
PMK leader S. Ramadoss on Friday criticised the Draft National Water Policy 2012, alleging that the policy will only fatten multi-national companies and destroy farming in the country. In a statement here, he described as “highly condemnable,” the suggestion that water-related services be transferred to the community and /or private sector with an appropriate public private partnership model.
Chandigarh: Expressing concern over the declining water table in the state, the Central Ground Water Board has recommended reducing area under paddy by more than 10 lakh hectares to achieve sustainable
Populations of honey bees and other pollinators have declined worldwide in recent years. A variety of stressors have been implicated as potential causes, including agricultural pesticides. Neonicotinoid
5 Other States May Ask For Similar Move The Centre’s late night decision on Tuesday to alter the boundary of Kerala’s ecologically sensitive area (ESA) in Western Ghats will see around 3,115 sq km area being taken out from the state’s protected zone.
Humans have been cutting Ethiopian forests for fuel and agriculture for centuries. Only about 35,000 fragments remain in the northern highlands, ranging in size from 3 to 300 hectares. These fragments
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh plans to increase the government's R&D spending and create incentives for the private sector to increase spending on science and technology as well.
The fires in the Amazon rain forests are greater than the ones in Indonesia
Following 21 deaths due to pneumonia, tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis in the last few months, black bucks are under threat at the local Deer Park in Punjab. A Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)
AP GM can have some remarkable effects HUNDREDS of farmers in long, faded cotton sarongs swarmed outside an auditorium at Bangalore University on February 6th. They were waiting for India
KOTTAYAM: Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said that the Government should come forward to provide financial support to the farmers for overcoming the aftereffects of the economic slowdown in the agricultural sector.
Thiruvananthapuram: Accepting Kerala’s demand, the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF) on Tuesday issued an office memorandum on the Kasturirangan-led High Level Working Group (HLWG) report to exempt
The efforts of Kadungalloor panchayat president Rathnamma Suresh and agriculture officer Mini to provide facilities to the farmers to cultivate paddy in Edayattuchal paddy field yielded results when
THANJAVUR: As part of a project on climate change in Cauvery basin and its impact on rice production, a Norwegian team visited Thanjavur district on Thursday.
The acreage under the transgenic Bt cotton seeds in India has risen significantly since its legalization in the year 2002. Discussions on the advantages from the technology have focused on increments in
