The loss, fragmentation and degradation of natural habitats caused by agricultural expansion is the main driver of biodiversity loss, with agricultural expansion being the primary threat to nine out of 10 endangered species.
Variety has been developed by Peru’s International Potato Center and its genetic material shared with Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Central Potato Research Institute.
Agri ministry's 2020-2025 data on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana shows stark contrast in implementation of scheme. Kerala, Uttarakhand, UP, Rajasthan among top beneficiaries.
Emerging economies are turning resource scarcity into a catalyst for ingenuity. Asia Pacific and the Middle East are key growth markets for green food and water technology.
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Nadella termed AI-powered farming in Baramati ‘phenomenal’. Microsoft had launched project in Nov 2022 in collaboration with ADT, of which Sharad Pawar is co-founder.
Experts say these firms have helped move the conversation from production to marketing. However, the system is still small and will need to be well governed.
Farmers have complained of low yield & procurement issues with the Punjab Agricultural University-developed variety. Oppn says govt promoted it without proper yield testing.
Farmers say they spend Rs 4,000 per acre on stubble management. In 2019, SC had ordered Rs 100 per quintal for non-basmati farmers who don't burn stubble, but farmers yet to see payment.
In a system where risk is concentrated in a handful of large institutions, the case for regulating thousands of small, non-systemic entities is not obvious.
This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.
Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Why this stubble burning is only in punjab and haryana and not in another state?
This article suggests that it has reduce… I look outside my window and know this is a darn lie..
Instead of troubling the farmers of surroundings States in Agriculture which is back bone to GDP and poor AQI air pollution in New Delhi , Why the Central Government and Supreme Court is not working for second capital for the India ?
Why this stubble burning is only in punjab and haryana and not in another state?
This article suggests that it has reduce… I look outside my window and know this is a darn lie..
Instead of troubling the farmers of surroundings States in Agriculture which is back bone to GDP and poor AQI air pollution in New Delhi , Why the Central Government and Supreme Court is not working for second capital for the India ?