Punjab to boost production of high-protein wheat
Punjab, India's leading wheat producing northern state, plans to boost production of high-protein wheat to capture the niche export market, particularly the Middle East, a farm official said on
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Aqua farmers to observe crop holiday from Oct 15
The aqua farmers have decided to observe crop holiday for tiger prawn production from October 15 o February 15, said D Radhakrishna Reddy, president of Nellore district Prawn Farmers Welfare
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A wild animal market eludes crackdown in Shenzhen, China
In China the there is month old ban on the capture and sale of wildlife
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UPSIDC signs MoU for agro park
The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ND University of Agriculture and Research Technology (NDUAT) to facilitate backward
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Rare leopard found in China
Within weeks of the capture of a rare clouded leopard in south-west China, a region from which the animal had disappeared fro half-a-century, a farmer has caught another, a media report said on
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Storm claims 15 lives
Tropical storm Linfa was bearing down on Japan's southern islands today after killing at least 15 persons in the Philippines, officials
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TN goes in for cloud seeding again
After a decade, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to revive attempts at 'cloud seeding' to induce rain to meet the drinking water needs of the city. The Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalithaa, in a
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TNAU to research on 'Golden Rice' technology transfer
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, is one of the four centres identified for development of technology to transfer the "Golden Rice" gene in traditional rice varieties. The Delhi
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WHO gets more powers; Beijing reports 4 deaths
The World Health Organization's 192 members agreed today to gtrant it sweeping new powers to respond to international health threats lke SARS and bio-terrorist attacks. Under a resolution approved by
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AIDS with a figleaf
Ms Sushma Swaraj wants to put a little figleaf on the Indian AIDS prevention programme. All the talk about condoms that HIV/AIDS breeds discomfits her and her pure-souled ministry of health. Indian
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A new drive to save Yamuna
Taking its "Save Yamuna" campaign a step further, the Delhi Government has decided to put up colourful signboards with messages on all bridges across the river here to discourage people from throwing
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Rs 400 cr. for health services
While the Haryana Government has earmarked Rs 400 crores for promotion of health services this fiscal, the Central Government has earmarked Rs 15 crores up to September 2004 for the sector investment
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Highway plantation drive in Varanasi
A massive tree plantation drive wil be launched during the forthcoming monsoon along the National Highway in Varanasi to replace the trees uprooted during the widening of Grand Trunk Road under the
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HC asks Centre to explain delay in grain supply
The Rajasthan High Court has sought the Centre's explanation on the delay taking place in delivery of grains meant for distribution as wages to those working under drought relief operations in the
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Ministers to inspect drought relief work
The Ministers in Rajasthan have been asked to tour the districts from June 2 to 4 to take stock of the drought relief operations in the State. The Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, has asked them not to
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Rs. 700-cr. package for A.P. farmers unveiled
Continying the spree of sops for various sections of people, the TDP president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, announced a comprehensive package of concessions involving over Rs. 700 crores to farmers today,
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Land ceiling for cashew holdings to go
The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to bring legislation to exempt cashew plantations from land ceiling under the Land reforms
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Meghalaya Plan fixed at Rs 555 cr.
The Annual Plan for Meghalaya for 2003-04 was fixed at rs. 555 crores at a meeting here today between the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, K.C. Pant, and the Meghalaya Chief Minister, D.D.
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Ascertaining the trend of tiger population
The Directorate of Project Tiger in the Ministry of Environment and Forests has introduced state-of-the art technology to develop a "Tiger Habitat and Population Evaluation System" in the country to
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Bush launches $15-b. plan to combat AIDS in Africa
Citing " a moral duty to act' against the spread of AIDS, the U.S. President George W> Bush today launched a 15-billion-dollar emergency plan to fight the disease in Africa and the