Tag: Punjab
Climate-smart wheat variety developed by ICAR will beat the heat
IARI has registered HD-3385 variety under Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers...
IIM-Rohtak to assess stubble issue in Punjab, Haryana, UP
The Agriculture Ministry has roped in IIM-Rohtak for the assessment of various paddy...
Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security
A new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at the Punjab Agricultural...
SAP hike of only Rs 35 in 5 years and delay in its announcement: Does this indicate end of political lobbying on the part of cane farmers in UP?
Five years and a sugarcane price hike of only Rs 35; price hike announcement awaited...
International Year of Millets kicks in
Being grown in more than 130 countries at present, millets are considered traditional...
Centre intervenes to check stubble burning problem
To support the efforts of the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and...
Wheat sowing up 25 per cent this Rabi season; wholesale price of wheat also rises
Wheat acreage has increased by 25 per cent so far in the ongoing Rabi season at...
States responsible for continued stubble burning, not the farmers: NHRC
NHRC says that the State Governments have to provide harvest machines to get rid...
Genetics expert Prof. KC Bansal speaks on implications of approval to GM mustard
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has approved the environmental...
Rajasthan, Punjab causing bad air quality in Delhi-NCR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh cautioned that air-pollution-related...
Stubble trouble: Politics overtakes economics
Stubble burning begins around October and peaks in November, coinciding with the...
Farmers getting good Basmati prices, but yield declines due to rain
Although the farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan are getting...
India flags key agri-sector issues, rice export in meeting with UAE minister
The key issues faced by the agriculture sector regarding the rejection of rice exports...
ICAR can conduct field demo, trial of GM mustard this Rabi season
Addressing a joint press conference, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)...
Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision
This decision to remove the long-existing unscientific ban on GM crops reflects...
PepsiCo announces 2nd round of projects funded by its global agriculture accelerator
Global food and beverage major PepsiCo has announced the continuation of its global...
