In a letter to governor, a retd ICAR scientist describes desi cotton farming as 'unfeasible', says 'won’t help farmers'. Haryana agricultural dept defends move, says 'crop needs less water'.
Irregular rains in key tur growing areas of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and the open import policy is discouraging farmers from growing the pulse.
MP's growth is driven by agriculture, with industry lagging behind. State is behind on socio-economic indicators such as quality of education & maternal mortality.
As Sumatra and Java face the brunt of the dry spell, experts predict that the intensity of El Niño will heighten in the later part of 2023 and early 2024.
Regenerative agriculture represents an approach to farming practices & land management that prioritizes soil health & supports the overall ecosystem, including water, land, & air environments.
Embassy of Israel says it has led the 'largest agricultural project in India’ through Centres of Excellence in states since 2006. ThePrint looks at the initiative & its implementation.
Keeping in line with the promises during the election campaign in 2013-14, PM Modi promised to double farm incomes by 2022, but it still needs to be fulfilled.
Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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