Polio cases shock Government
The Madhya Pradesh state is still not free from polio cases as 11 such cases had been detected much to the surprise of the state government. The government had been carrying out 'Pulse Polio' drives
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Multinational firm's hand alleged in rabies vaccine ban
The ban on the use of Abhayrab, an anti-rabies vaccine manufactured by Human Biologicals Institute, Kerala, has brought to light an alleged attempt to push the vaccine of a multinational giant in
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Coconut oil mixed with palm, palm kernel oils: Adulterators make a killing
Large-scale adulteration of coconut oil using palm kernel oil and palm oil in Kerala is spoiling the otherwise good prices of the commodity, besides causing huge revenue loss to the Government. The
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Oxfam calls upon European Union to scrap farm subsidy on exports
Oxfarm International has called upon the European Union (EU) to scrap export subsidies granted under its common agriculture policy, which it is feared will have 'devasting' impact on farmers in the
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GMOs help Argentina fight subsidies, Monsanto
Argentina must rely on genetically modified seeds that reduce production costs if it hopes to compete against major farm exporters that subsidize their farmers, Monsanto (MON.N) Argentina's No. 1
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PM for meet on sugarcane MSP
Asking political parties to rise above partisan considerations, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday suggested a meeting to decide the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane growers.
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Neem gets farmers' nod
Neem can be used as a pesticide. When mixed with urea, it also regulates the nitrogen distribution in crops to get desired results. Working on this principle, National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) has
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State agrees to raise cotton price
Bowing to political pressure, the Democratic Front government decided to buy cotton from state growers at Rs 2300 per quintal under the cotton monopoly procurement scheme, an increase of Rs 200 over
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GM mustard yields 24% more
Mustard is the second most important oilseed grown in India. New genetically modified(GM) seeds of mustard have been developed in India to increase the yield per hectare, stagnant for the past 20
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A wrong approach
Refusing to learn any lesson from the bitter experience of administering the minimum support price mechanism for farm produce, the government has now come out with yet another proposal to set up a Rs
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Drought relief for farmers
The Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices has recommended payment of Rs 10 per quintal as drought relief to farmers, over and above the minimum support price of Rs 650 per quintal for rabi
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Nuziveedu seeds to unveil Bt cotton hybrids
Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. is planning to introduce Bt technology into its 'Bunny' and 'Mallika' varieties of cotton hybrids. the company, which has posted a turnover of Rs 110 crore last fiscal, has
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New Orissa policy
The Orissa government announced the formulation of a new agriculture policy to boost the financial position of farmers, even as Congress members in the state Assembly staged a walkout protesting the
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Mehndi crop hit by drought
The famous Mehndi crop of Madhya Pradesh's Malwa region has been affected by drought, and scanty rain over the past three years has led to an unprecedented rise in the price of the substance that
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Land reforms should be state level
Representatives from all over the country discussed various aspects of land reforms on the second day of the land reform convention at Gandhi Bhavan, Madhya Pradesh. Bihar Chief Secretary KB Saxena
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'NGOs can help boost irrigated agriculture'
NGOs can play a significant role in organizing water-users and farmers associations for management and maintenance of irrigation schemes in an environment friendly manner, according to Irrigation
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Inter-state disparity may stay despite 8% growth
While projected decline in overall poverty is 19.2% by 2006-07, from around 36% in 1993-94, the document admits that most poor would continue to be concentrated in the States of Bihar, Orissa, Uttar
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Tighter laws soon to check infant food ads
While successive governments in recent years have been dragging their feet on surrogate advertising of alcoholic beverages and 'pan masala', some initiative is on the cards to protect infants and
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Stress on organic, chemical fertilization
A seminar on agriculture and a crop exhibition in this connection were held under the auspices of Indian Potash and Phosphate Institute of Canada (PPIC-India Programme) at Mangalathunada, Kerala, on
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Global recovery & World Bank
If the latest report of the World Bank is to be believed, the new year may usher in an economic recovery, though not on a scale earlier anticipated. After an exceptionally slow growth in 2001 and