Tag: Rajasthan

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ICAR can conduct field demo, trial of GM mustard this Rabi season

ICAR can conduct field demo, trial of GM mustard this Rabi season

Addressing a joint press conference, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)...

Opinion
Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

This decision to remove the long-existing unscientific ban on GM crops reflects...

Agribusiness
NABARD launches Agri Export Facilitation Centre at Jodhpur 

NABARD launches Agri Export Facilitation Centre at Jodhpur 

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an agri-export...

States
Massive decline in yield of major crops in Rajasthan likely due to excessive rainfall followed by drought-like conditions

Massive decline in yield of major crops in Rajasthan likely due to excessive rainfall followed by drought-like conditions

Farmers sowed urad and moong on a large scale in Rajasthan after the beginning of...

National
Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Bajra with higher micro-nutrients gets global recognition

Research efforts on biofortified crops have got a shot in the arm with the Norman...

Rural Connect
Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO, and LIC Housing and Finance Ltd collaborated...

Cooperatives
Coops can transform economy if dedicated professionals are involved: Punjab Governor BL Purohit

Coops can transform economy if dedicated professionals are involved: Punjab Governor BL Purohit

The NCUI organized the Northern Zone Conference on Cooperative Development on August...

National
Lumpy Skin Disease takes its toll on cattle health and farmers’ economic condition

Lumpy Skin Disease takes its toll on cattle health and farmers’ economic condition

Sudden deaths amongst cattle and a sudden fall in milk production have caused a...

States
Lumpy skin disease spreads in Rajasthan; more than one  thousand cattle killed

Lumpy skin disease spreads in Rajasthan; more than one thousand cattle killed

Lumpy skin disease in animals has spread to 18 districts. More than one thousand...

National
Lumpy skin disease outbreak in UP, Punjab, Haryana after Rajasthan, Gujarat worries cattle farmers

Lumpy skin disease outbreak in UP, Punjab, Haryana after Rajasthan, Gujarat worries cattle farmers

Cows have been killed by the infectious lumpy skin disease in large numbers in Gujarat...

Technology
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Rural Voice Special: Integrated sheep rearing good means of increasing income in arid zones

Rural Voice Special: Integrated sheep rearing good means of increasing income in arid zones

Usually, 25-30 sheep can be reared along with an acre of crops in arid zones, said...

From the Ground
Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India

Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India

As part of “Project Bandhan – A Knot of PBW Protection”, the South Asia Biotechnology...

Agri Start-Ups
Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati, India's first full-stack agricultural value chain services, has announced...

National
Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Coal stock at critical levels in 60% thermal power plants in India; 80% of imported-coal-based units worst hit

Against the requirement of about 22 million tonnes (MT) of domestic coal for thermal...

National
Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Contracts for export of 30-35 lt of wheat during April-July; more than 70 lt exported in 2021-22

Traders have entered into contracts for the export of 30-35 lt of wheat for the...

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Mustard seed production to rise 29 pc at 109.5 lt in Rabi 2021-22: COOIT

Mustard seed production to rise 29 pc at 109.5 lt in Rabi 2021-22: COOIT

The Central Organisation for Oil Industry & Trade (COOIT) on March 14 released the...