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Prevent stubble burning, HC tells UP, Punjab and Haryana
Observing that the national Capital every year grapples with the menace of haze due to stubble burning affecting people’s health, the Delhi High Court directed the neighbouring States to “strike while
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Less snowfall in Sutlej basin sounds alarm
Climate Change: Serious repercussions on hydropower sector, irrigation, drinking water schemes likely After mid-hill areas, the process of climate change has started impacting the higher hills and if
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Kharif output set to be higher than last year
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the kharif production at 114.63 million tonnes for 2010-11 crop year was
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Government stares at Bt brinjal moment before taking call on GM mustard
NEW DELHI: With the deadline of submitting comments of stakeholders on genetically modified mustard to the central biotech regulator coming to an end on Wednesday, both anti and pro-GM groups have stepped
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Weather centers to arm Central Africa's farmers against climate shifts
For many of the past five years, Marthe Efoulan, a 42-year-old farmer in Meyomessala, in southern Cameroon, has been fooled into planting her crops too soon. Rain has come unusually early in February,
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Punjab issues soil health cards to all farmers
Keeping in view the over exploitation of soil during last 20 years, the Punjab Agriculture Department on Tuesday launched an ambitious pan-State programme to monitor the soil health of every farm in the
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Record payment of crop loans in Ajmer
Central cooperative banks disbursed crop loans worth a record Rs.605 crore in the Ajmer division of Rajasthan during 2011 as part of the State Government's drive to promote agricultural production and
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Drought-hit Southern Africa at risk of food shortage: WFP
Southern Africa faces possible food shortages over the next few months due to a severe drought in the 'maize belt' of South Africa, where a lack of rain had caused crop failure rates of over 50 percent,
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Troubling new research suggests global warming will cut wheat yields
Observant aliens visiting Earth and studying its civilizations would probably be pretty obsessed with wheat. They couldn’t fail to note how staggeringly many people we feed with the crop on this planet.
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Government wants report on suicide by farmers in state
After facing the heat following controversial remarks by Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar about the reported suicides by distressed farmers, the government has sought a detailed report about such incidents
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Kolhapur district has second highest number of marginal farmers at 5 lakh
KOLHAPUR: With just over five lakh marginal farmers in the district, Kolhapur has stood second in the state behind Satara. According the agricultural census completed in 2010-11, the details of which
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Agri min clears alternative crop pattern for rain-deficient states
New Delhi In the shadow of the monsoon deficit, the Union agriculture ministry has drafted a contingency plan for states that have received scanty rainfall, focussing on alternative or short-duration crops. The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) blueprint includes a shift, wherever possible, to alternative crops like bajra, groundnut, pigeon peas from water-intensive maize, cotton and paddy. State-specific plans have been prepared for parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana, sources said.
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EU exec to press ahead with GM crop approvals
Brussels: Europe
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Monsoon may hit Kerala on June 1, rainfall to remain below normal
Rainfall may remain below normal, prompting the government to put in place a contingency plan and push crop insurance for farmers. Monsoon is expected to arrive on time this year, hitting Kerala on
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Jamuna devours homesteads, farmland in Sirajganj
Erosion by the river Jamuna devoured over 150 homesteads and 100 acres of crop land in Shimla, Bahuka, Italy and Balighugri villages of Sirajganj Sadar upazila over the last couple of weeks. “The onslaught
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SC steps in to tighten GM crop test norms
Fresh field trials of genetically modified crops are on hold. The Supreme Court has directed the government that it should not give any fresh approvals to GM crop field trials until further orders.
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Uganda Ruling Party Greenlights Superbananas and Other GMO
Uganda's ruling party has approved a bill that will give the green light to superbananas and other genetically modified foods. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus has agreed
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Non-paddy crops must for success of Green Revolution in Orissa'
Dilip Bisoi Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government has decided to promote non-paddy crops in highlands while continuing with the emphasis on paddy cultivation as part of its strategy to usher in the second
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Record grain output in 2011 facilitates Bill
New Delhi The agriculture sector performed exceedingly well in 2011, with record grain production of over 240 million tonnes giving enough leeway for the government to lift a ban on exports of wheat and