BARC offers technology to turn sewage into fertiliser
July 28th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) India's premier nuclear research organisation, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), is planning to deploy its technology in treatment of sewage through radiation, and its conversion into ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
80 percent of Bangladeshi farmers own mobiles
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 22 (IANS) Around 80 percent of farmers in Bangladesh now own mobile phones which they use to estimate the market demand for their crops, the World Bank has ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fighting for India’s ’seed freedom’
July 5th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Stressing that seeds are "inseparable" from the culture and traditional knowledge of farmers, an NGO fighting to protect native seeds has criticized an Indian Council ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
MS Swaminathan award to be presented in Hyderabad
May 18th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) The Retired Indian Council for Agricultural Research Employees Association and Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. ltd. (NSPL) will jointly present the MS Swaminathan award to the leading Indian ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
India approves Rs.200 crore for research on climate change
March 16th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) With climate change posing one of the biggest challenges, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday announced Rs.200 crore for research to develop plant and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Proposed Seeds Bill dangerous for farmers: Nitish Kumar
June 9th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 9 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday described the proposed Seeds Bill as "dangerous" for millions of farmers in the country and warned that it would not ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Fungal disease hits Himachal wheat crop
March 30th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) A fungal disease called 'yellow rust' has severely affected the wheat crop in the lower hills of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal admitted here ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Production boost required to achieve food security: Pranab Mukherjee
July 10th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the Central Government will pass a legislation to provide subsidised wheat and rice to the poorer sections of ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Market openness, farming changes can battle hunger: experts
January 19th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) A combination of various initiatives such as opening up markets, taking to new farming practices and futuristic policies can help fight hunger and poverty the world ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India key player for global food security, says Clinton (Lead)
July 19th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Praising India's rich knowledge in agriculture, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday said India is a key player in helping the US achieve global food security ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India, US to cooperate more in agriculture: Clinton
July 19th, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday said the US and India will explore "new areas of cooperation" in agriculture which she described as "one of the five ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Flowery message of peace attracts thousands to Bangalore’s Lalbagh
January 22nd, 2009 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 22 (IANS) Bangalore's famous garden Lalbagh is packed with visitors these days, all jostling for a walk through a flower show on the theme of world peace.Organised jointly by the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Bonos open letter advice to President Obama
January 21st, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 21 (ANI): U2 singer Bono has offered his piece of advice on making the world a better place in an open letter to President Barack Obama.Along with placing his ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Kerala food festival
January 2nd, 2009 - 10:03 pm ICT by ANI
By Lovin Nongmaithem
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan.2 (ANI): A five-day food festival was held here to propagate the culinary traditions of the State.
It aimed to resist the organised corporate moves against the traditional food ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Poor farmers may increase food production by using modern technology
June 2nd, 2008 - 3:27 pm ICT by admin
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Scientists have determined that a combination of high-yield seeds, fertilizer, and small-scale irrigation may help poor farmers to increase food production, who have been till now using ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Second green revolution needed: President Patil
May 26th, 2008 - 10:51 pm ICT by admin
Jammu, May 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday called upon the scientists to go in for a second green revolution to offset the problem of food shortage in the country. "There is ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Bumper potato crop leaves Gujarat farmers poor
March 22nd, 2008 - 12:04 pm ICT by admin
By V.N. Balakrishna
Palanpur (Gujarat), March 22 (IANS) Potato farmers in the Deesa region are at their wits' end trying to tackle a problem of plenty. A bumper harvest has left them worried ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Gap between suffering and shining India increases: Swaminathan
March 7th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The disparity in the country's growth was alarming and the chasm between shining and suffering India was getting bigger, India's leading agricultural economist has warned. "A certain ... Read more...
Posted in Business |