Swapna and Madhulika Liddle and Prabhas Roy's book Gardens of Delhi weaves history and horticulture seamlessly to create an intimate portrait of the city.
150 firefighters, 12 JCB excavators & 15 water tenders were deployed to extinguish the fire on the 50-acre plot used by Noida Authority’s horticulture dept as repository for green waste.
Better farm practices, and improved storage, ripening and transportation by reefer vans can reduce losses and enhance the quality of Indian bananas in the international market.
Researcher at IIT Jodhpur, along with othes from IIT Delhi, & CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, has developed a pressure sensor, which uses a fruit's firmness to determine its maturity.
Heavy wind and rainfall caused by the cyclone destroyed mango orchards across Maharashtra and Gujarat. This is estimated to cause a loss of over Rs 500 crore.
Yediyurappa said the govt is committed to maintaining the lead as 'Horticulture State' by providing support to research, extension and other infrastructure facilities.
State panel says since "environment and health are national issues", central agencies should investigate case of Bt brinjals being sold in markets across north India.
Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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