Agriculture

Indian scientists breed high-yield super arhar variety

The Indian scientists have found a new form of arhar pulse called PADT-16 which takes less time in cultivation than the arhar dal.

Jan 21, 2016, 11:26 AM IST

DNA: Sikkim declared as India's first 100% "Organic State"

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Jan 18, 2016, 22:30 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival - Part III

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:06 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival - Part II

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:04 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi launches Sikkim Organic Festival

PM Narendra Modi visits the Horticulture at Ridge Park in Gangtok and launches the Sikkim Organic Festival

Jan 18, 2016, 22:03 PM IST

Watch: Narendra Modi declares Sikkim "Organic State of India"

The Organic Mission of Sikkim has shown its effect as the farmers of Sikkim now do not use fertilizers or pesticides to cultivate crops. Watch the full video to know more.

Jan 18, 2016, 21:51 PM IST

Challenges before Sikkim, India's first organic state

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Jan 18, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

Sikkim becomes India's first organic state

Sikkim has become India's first fully organic state by converting around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land into sustainable cultivation.

Jan 14, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

DNA: Ambitious step - Sikkim's Organic farming mission

Sikkim is the first and the only state in India to be considered as 100 percent organic state. Watch the full report here.

Jan 01, 2016, 00:34 AM IST

DNA: The plight of Bundelkhand farmers

Watch how poor farmers in Bundelkhand live a life of struggles and hardship.

Jan 01, 2016, 00:33 AM IST

DNA: Bundelkhand—the worst place in India to be a farmer

Watch how poor farmers in Bundelkhand live their life.

Dec 23, 2015, 00:01 AM IST

Agriculture didn't spur growth of human population

For their research, the scientists analysed radiocarbon dates from Wyoming and Colorado that were recovered predominantly from charcoal hearths, which provide a direct record of prehistoric human activity.

Dec 22, 2015, 17:00 PM IST

'Climate change to positively impact rice, tea in northeast'

Climate change is going to positively impact rice and tea in at least coming 15 years in the northeast.

Dec 18, 2015, 21:23 PM IST

Drought hits 207 districts in nine states, major steps taken

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said all farmers in the country would get soil health cards by 2017.

Dec 11, 2015, 23:32 PM IST

Commerce Ministry to hold meeting with pulses importers tomorrow

Concerned over widening gap in demand and supply of pulses leading to exorbitant rise in prices, the Commerce Ministry will hold a meeting Wednesday with importers on their strategy on dealing with the situation in the coming months.

 

Dec 02, 2015, 16:44 PM IST

34 farmers, farm hands committed suicide every day in 2014

34 farmers and farm labourers committed suicide on an average every day in 2014, for reasons including indebtedness and crop failure, reflecting the deepening agrarian distress in several parts of the country.

Dec 01, 2015, 20:38 PM IST

Drought-hit India's quest for water hampered by thirsty crops

Back-to-back droughts for the first time in nearly 30 years mean some rural areas in the north are running out of water for human consumption and agriculture, prompting warnings of serious consequences if urgent action is not taken.

 

Nov 28, 2015, 12:54 PM IST

Need new approaches to manage climate change risks: Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed the need to preserve natural resources and advocated new approaches to manage the risks of climate change and loss of bio-diversity.

Nov 18, 2015, 00:21 AM IST

Study highlights key hindrances to organic farming

The study noted that 95.5 per cent consumers are aware of ill effects of chemical-based agricultural products while 88.6 per cent consumers feel organic products are better than chemical based.

Oct 29, 2015, 14:21 PM IST

'Deficient monsoon puts 4 states, 5 crops at highest risk'

As many as four states, which contribute more than one-third of total foodgrains production, and five crops totals to one-fourth of total output are most hurt by deficient rains, a rating agency said Wednesday.

Aug 19, 2015, 19:53 PM IST