Jaipur: Terming the genetically modified crops as the "next revolution" in farming, a panel of experts on Thursday batted strongly for employing modern techniques and methods to boost farm productivity. Discussing the importance of technology in agriculture sector at a panel discussion, one of the panelist Swapan Datta said that the biotechnology can improve biodiversity and help in improving farm productivity as well. "There is no relation between biotechnology and...
05:26 AM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: Two men have been arrested for allegedly killing a seven-year-old girl and cutting out her liver in a ritual sacrifice to ensure a better harvest. Lalita Tati disappeared in October and her dismembered remains were found a week later, Rajendra Narayan Das, a senior police officer in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh said. Police arrested two men, both farmers, last week and they told police they killed the girl...
04:18 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Artificial Leaf When chemistry professor Daniel Nocera at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed that a device the size of a poker card could split water into hydrogen and oxygen, he was merely taking a leaf out of Mother Nature's playbook, except that he called it 'artificial leaf'. Fashioned from silicon, electronics and catalysts, Nocera's leaf mimics photosynthesis. When placed in about three litres of water, this 'leaf' produces a...
04:05 PM, Dec 21, 2011
New Delhi: A farming initiative by the two IITians Shashank and Manish has helped the villagers of Bihar's Vaishali district earn three times what they used to earn a year ago. The initiative has been introduced in 30 villages so far. The two IITians refused to pursue a cushy and lucrative career and decided to work at the grassroots. They headed to Bihar to help farmers get a better life....
09:45 AM, Jul 08, 2011
India's annual monsoon rains were 11.1 percent below normal for June 1-23, according to weather office sources. ...
12:00 PM, Jun 24, 2010
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday doled out sops to farmers. ...
08:50 PM, Feb 26, 2010
Tomatoes prices have crashed to just Rs 4 a kilo in the state. ...
12:17 PM, Feb 21, 2010
Women in villages are taking charge of agriculture and much more. ...
12:40 PM, Sep 15, 2009
Govt will also keep a close vigil of grain markets for parity of prices. ...
10:38 PM, Aug 14, 2009
Rains fail, government too, in backward district of Jharkhand. ...
06:46 PM, Jun 28, 2009
Farmers are not worst hit yet, but may suffer for fertilizer etc soon. ...
05:13 PM, Nov 14, 2008
3.3 lakh hectares farmland destroyed; lakhs may flock to cities. ...
02:46 AM, Sep 22, 2008
The Australian bird meat may cost you 750 rupees per kg but is cholesterol-free. ...
02:08 PM, Jul 31, 2008
IBN Lokmat's Alka Dhupkar tells the story of revolution in aquaculture. ...
02:03 PM, Jul 27, 2008
Manoj Sharma, who brought a revolution in aquaculture says prawn farming isn't easy. ...
07:30 PM, Jul 26, 2008
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