Agriculture

GM crops could be the answer to India's food woe

by Diya Gojer,CNN-IBN

Only four mln hectares of land is used to grow GM crops. ...

01:49 PM, Oct 17, 2008

After the floods, Kosi piles on more disasters

by Marya Shakil,CNN-IBN

3.3 lakh hectares farmland destroyed; lakhs may flock to cities. ...

02:46 AM, Sep 22, 2008

Mamata shows first signs of softening stance

by CNN-IBN

Mamata had initially insisted on return of the disputed land before any talks. ...

09:56 PM, Sep 01, 2008

China Agriculture University

by AFP

Gymnasium highlighted by a roof reminiscent of the traditional Chinese style. ...

04:33 PM, Aug 02, 2008

Relief in rising food price leaves farmers unhappy

by Rupashree Nanda,CNN-IBN

London: England fast bowler Chris Tremlett has undergone back surgery following the injury which cut short his participation in the Test whitewash by Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Tremlett flew home before the second Test, having gone wicketless in the first, after adding just one appearance to his record since being ruled out of the Trent Bridge Test against India more than five months earlier. A statement issued by...

03:19 AM, Apr 22, 2008

National Wipes: Big news from across India

Mumbai: India's middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma, who missed last month's home five-match ODI series against England due to a finger injury, said he is satisfied with his recovery, having faced nearly 300 balls during his century against Railways last week. I'm 150 percent fit now in terms of my batting, fielding and bowling. The only thing I wanted to test was the amount of balls I could play because if ...

10:10 PM, Mar 17, 2008

Most Vidarbha farmers will not get loan waiver

by IANS

London: England coach Andy Flower has warned his top cricket players that they may lose their places to new players unless they stay hungry. If people aren't hungry enough, then I don't think they'll keep up with the side - they'll drop out or be dropped out, said Flower. Flower hailed debutant John Bairstow, who made an unbeaten 41 off 21 against India in the fifth and the final ODI,...

04:36 PM, Feb 29, 2008

Rs 60,000 cr farmer loan waived | No waiver for Vidarbha

by Press Trust Of India

Chennai: The availability of Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar for the Champions League Twenty20 is uncertain due to his toe injury but coach Robin Singh on Saturday insisted that the veteran batsman's absence would not hurt the team much. Robin refused to say whether Tendulkar, whose injury flared up during the just-concluded disastrous tour of England, would play in the Champions League starting with the qualifiers from September 19. Harbhajan...

12:34 PM, Feb 29, 2008

FM kickstarts pre-Budget meetings with agri experts

by moneycontrol.com

Karachi: Runaway Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, due to return home from London this week, said he had received fresh death threats. "I got two calls making death threats to me and my family if I returned home," Haider told Geo News Thursday. "I have reported the matter to the police and also provided them with the telephone number from which the calls were made." Haider said Sunday he would return...

01:36 AM, Jan 18, 2008

Mystery epidemic puts gharial on the brink

by Bahar Dutt,CNN-IBN

Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that the team should just focus on the task ahead in the World Cup final. ...

01:44 PM, Jan 10, 2008

Retail players set to get Rs 10-crore grant from Govt

by Bushra Bhushan,CNN-IBN

Hambantota: It has long been forgotten how the first World Cup, played in England in 1975, was initially designed as an experimental tournament to cover a gap in the England calendar that year. England's Test and County Cricket Board (now the Giles Clarke run ECB), were in 1973 and 1974 pondering over filling space in their tours rotas. India and Pakistan had toured in 1971 again in 1974; New Zealand...

10:03 PM, Dec 17, 2007