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Ranbaxy, Alltech join hands for dairy product
RANBAXY Laboratories Ltd said that its Animal Health Division has signed a marketing agreement with Alltech Biotechnology (Alltech) for YeaSacc*1026 Bolus, a product in the dairy cattle segment.
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Rat menace forces Arunachalis to go without food
Around 6,000 people in the Baririjo circle of Upper Subsnsiri district of Arunachal Pradesh are facing starvation after their crops were destroyed by rats. Upper Subansiri Deputy Commissioner H
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Four farmers end lives
Four more farmers committed suicide in Karnataka state. Krishna (45) from Maddur night consumed poison and Ramesh (38) from Acchappankoppalu hung himself on the same night. As the instances of
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Package for farmers debunked
BJP Karnataka State president Ananth Kumar has described the Chief Minister's Rs 856-crore package for farmers as a
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Laudable step
The prudence of the austerity measures announced by Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna to marshal resources for the Rs 856-crore relief package to help farmers in distress is not at all open to
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Laudable step
The prudence of the austerity measures announced by Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna to marshal resources for the Rs 856-crore relief package to help farmers in distress is not at all open to
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Novel protest against GM potato
In a novel protest against the research under way to develop a genetically modified potato variety, activists of Greenpeace called on the Secretary of the Central Department of Biotechnology, Manju
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Scientists' stress on organic farming
A National symposium on organic farming in horticulture for sustainable production was organised by the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH). The symposium was inaugurated by member,
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Farmers no to pesticides
While the controversy over the presence of pesticides in our food and drink preoccupies the nation, the residents of Malgaon, a tiny village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have already said
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Dairy farming project for Kalutara
The Kalutara District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has finalised a proposal to develop the dairy farming industry in the Kalutara district (Sri Lanka) thereby promoting self-employment among
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Reaping benefits of cooperation
Hopelessness and despair are ruling the roost. Smell of social strife is pulpable in the air. The entire world is on the brink of falling apart owing to formidable caste and communal hatred and in
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GM potato under trial
The Protato, a genetically modified potato (which scientists claim would contain 40% more protein than the regular potato), is undergoing limited field trials in Modipuram and Shimla. But it will not
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Kalam calls for second Green Revolution
President A.P.J. Kalam exhorted the farmers of Punjab to usher in a second green revolution in the country. He also urged them protect the rights of the children, especially the girl child, in view
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Nitrogen for the soil
BARC nuclear agriculturists develop wonder mutant that upstages chemical fertilisers. Some 10 years ago, when organic farming had none of the buzz that surrounds it today, scientists at the Bhabha
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Mutant veggies fight local bugs
Thanks to ICAR unit, it's summer even in the rains in Jharkhand markets. Talk about home-grown revolutions, and you don't have to go much further than the backlands of Jharkhand for pinch-me reality.
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The Pastor and the Super-Paddy
If Newton had been cooped up in a sweaty lab instead of lounging under an apple tree that sunny afternoon, the discovery of gravity could have been pushed back by a decade
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National agri-entrepreneurial scheme draws 'good response'
The national agri-entrepreneurial scheme to raise a new breed of agri-consultants in rural areas has received good response. As many as 19,054 agricultural graduates have applied for the project
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Brussels rejects Austria's plan to ban modified crops
An Australian plan to ban the use of genetically modified crops in one of its provinces was slapped down by the European Commision. The decision comes as the European Union faces immense pressure to
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Eco-friendly 'chulha' developed by TNAU
An improved 'chulha' retrofit for boiling and drying arecanut was introduced by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University for the benefit of farmers in Thondamuthur, a release from the university said.