Tag: ICAR

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Panel set up to restructure 94-year-old ICAR, prune its size

Panel set up to restructure 94-year-old ICAR, prune its size

The central government wants to restructure the Indian Council of Agricultural Research...

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G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

The minister exhorted that bio-fortified crop varieties are the quicker solution...

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Rains dash hopes of record wheat output, may stay at last year's level

Rains dash hopes of record wheat output, may stay at last year's level

10 to 30 per cent damage has been caused to lodging of crop in Punjab, Haryana and...

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Untimely rains, hails harm 20% mango crop

Untimely rains, hails harm 20% mango crop

Since last few days, unseasonal rains, hailstorm and gusty wind due to the western...

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Nation is indebted to Shastri Ji for self-sufficiency in food grains: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Nation is indebted to Shastri Ji for self-sufficiency in food grains: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar praised the leadership...

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IFFCO, Coal india to manufacture Nano DAP for 3 years

IFFCO, Coal india to manufacture Nano DAP for 3 years

After urea, Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) is the second most widely consumed fertiliser...

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Wheat production likely to hit record: Global, domestic prices fall - good for govt, not farmers

Wheat production likely to hit record: Global, domestic prices fall - good for govt, not farmers

Looking at the conditions so far, it seems that wheat crop is moving towards better...

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Help farmers with tech amid climate change challenges: Tomar

Help farmers with tech amid climate change challenges: Tomar

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has stressed the need to reach out...

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Climate-smart wheat variety developed by ICAR will  beat the heat

Climate-smart wheat variety developed by ICAR will beat the heat

IARI has registered HD-3385 variety under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers...

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Rice is cornerstone of India’s food security: Prez at 2nd Indian Rice Congress

Rice is cornerstone of India’s food security: Prez at 2nd Indian Rice Congress

Rice is the cornerstone of food security in India and also a key factor for our...

Agritech
GM mustard: SC concerned over risks involved, to resume hearing next week

GM mustard: SC concerned over risks involved, to resume hearing next week

The apex court voiced the concern about risk factors while hearing separate pleas...

Agritech
India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

India elected Vice-Chair at FAO’s ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources

Dr BN Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), Indian Council of Agricultural...

Opinion
Of Rs 7.50 lakh crore capex, share of agriculture below Rs 140 crore; sector crying for investment in Budget

Of Rs 7.50 lakh crore capex, share of agriculture below Rs 140 crore; sector crying for investment in Budget

Boosting consumption by giving money to the hands of consumers and production by...

Opinion
Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs

Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs

The decision to merge PMGKAY, which started 28 months back owing to Covid-19, with...

Opinion
Agriculture is turning into a formal sector

Agriculture is turning into a formal sector

The agriculture sector of the country is going through a slow change. It is the...

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15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report

15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report

The Coalition for GM-Free India has alleged that there have been 15 "serious regulatory...