The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co's biotech seed patents on Monday, dealing a blow to a group of organic farmers and other activists trying to stop the biotech company from suing farmers if their
LUCKNOW: Adopting agriculture diversity is the demand of time in order to boost agriculture production in the state and for this all departments associated with agriculture production will have to establish
Odisha is one of the poorest states in the country, with around 36 per cent of the rural population living below the poverty line. Ninety one per cent of poverty in Odisha is rural and more than 60 per
The agricultural population of India grew by a whopping 50 per cent between 1980 and 2011, the highest for any country during this period, followed by China with 33 per cent, while that of the US dropped
केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री शरद पवार ने बुधवार को पूसा कृषि विज्ञान मेला का उद्घाटन किया। उद्घाटन के बाद कृषि मंत्री स्टॉलों को देखने गए। संस्थान की ओर से लगाए गए स्टॉलों पर उन्हें वैज्ञानिकों ने भारतीय कृषि
The apex court had asked the government to submit their stand on this issue Government will file an affidavit in the Supreme Court pleading that field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops be allowed, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.
Hisar: Expressing deep concern over less than 3 per cent growth in agriculture, Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agriculture University Dr J C Katyal has called upon agriculture scientists to devise a cost-effective technology, which might help farmers in getting the maximum yield of crops.
The continued bad weather this season has caused an estimated Rs 18 crore loss to agriculture sector in Kashmir. A report prepared by Chief Agriculture Officers reveals that inclement weather this season
In its latest
As Jammu and Kashmir is yet to implement the Centre-sponsored Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), thousands of cultivators will be sowing kharif crop without insurance cover this year too. The
In the quest to reduce global under- and malnutrition, which is particularly high among smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages have received a lot of attention in recent years. Researchers
A study involving research institutes and a local university has supported the use of compost manure in farming, saying its yields are higher than those of hybrid crops grown using fertiliser. Speaking
India might see the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) jute in a month. Developed by the University of Calcutta, GM jute is set to be sent for commercial approval to the regulator, Genetic
In the agricultural sector there is an especially urgent need to develop and disseminate adaptation prioritization tools given the prominence of the sector in INDCs to the Paris Climate Agreement. Adaptation
For years, the life science companies
The Road Transport Highways Ministry has issued a draft notification regarding emission standards for construction equipment vehicles, and agricultural tractors on 29 August, 2017. Every diesel driven
Vermont will soon be the first state in the nation to require labels on genetically modified (GMO) foods. Its GMO-labeling law, the first passed in the nation, goes into effect on July 1. Maine and Connecticut
About a third of living Nobel laureates – 108 at last count – have signed an open letter which attacks Greenpeace for campaigning against genetically modified crops, especially one called Golden Rice.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will conduct a performance audit of crop insurance schemes in nine states to examine the efficacy of such initiatives in providing relief to farmers in the event
जीएम फसलों पर कृषि मंत्रालय ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दिया हलफनामा सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट से आग्रह किया है कि वह उसे जीएम फसलों के फील्ड ट्रायल की इजाजत दे। कृषि मंत्रालय ने कोर्ट में एक हलफनामा दाखिल करते
