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भारत में कृषि और कृषि शिक्षा की दशा को लेकर डाउन टू अर्थ �…

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डाउन टू अर्थ ने देश में कृषि और कृषि शिक्षा की दशा पर एक द�…

These three areas in and around Delhi give tell-tale accounts of the state of affairs pan-India

Three areas narrate three different stories. Palanpur village, in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, has been a subject for researchers …

किसान को मॉनीटर पर दिखेगा कहां नहीं गिरे हैं बीज

वैज्ञानिकों ने सीड ड्रील की नई तकनीक का इजाद किया है जिस�…

फूलों को सुखाने के लिए वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाया नया सोलर ड्रायर

भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने अब एक सोलर ड्रायर विकसित किया है ज�…

You will soon be able to buy India’s first high oleic groundnut varieties

The commercialised of these varieties and it is set to benefit all stakeholders, including small famers, food industry as well as the …

Human excreta can make good fertiliser, but prejudice and laws stand in way

There is a need for tests and experiments to validate the efficacy of human excreta derived fertilisers, suggests a research by UK scientists

How scientists contained a deadly tomato pest that travelled across the world

Though tomato is the primary host, Tuta absoluta attacks other vegetable crops as well. If not properly managed, the leaf-miner can cause 100 per …

पहली बार जलवायु परिवर्तन से लड़ने वाले काबुली चने के जीन की पहचान

पहली बार वैज्ञानिकों ने जीनोम सिक्वेसिंग के जरिए काबुल�…

Wheat varieties susceptible to new strains of yellow rust fungus: study

This infection is capable of causing up to 70 per cent decline in wheat yields

India's research on forage crops fails to avert fodder shortage

But it does churn out some unconventional alternatives

How Bt brinjal hurt the farmers of Bangladesh

New report says three-fourth of farmers who took up cultivation abandoned it in the next rounds

Scientists identify proteins linked with wheat infection

Karnal Bunt, the infection, reduces yield and quality of grains as they start giving off foul fishy odour and taste

One crore people became unemployed in India in 2018

84 per cent of these job losses happened in rural areas

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GEAC approves field studies of GM mustard on honey bee

Similar approvals for Genetically Modified mustard were also given in March this year by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee

Day temperature, not daylight, influences beans flowering: study

The findings of Bengaluru-based researchers may help farmers plant the right varieties to optimise yields

‘Rationalising subsidies, improving infrastructure could revive agri-sector’

For every million rupees spent on agricultural research, 328 people are pulled out of poverty. In contrast, the same amount spent on power …

Climate-smart agriculture: an answer to climate change

Sustainably increasing agricultural production, adapting to climate change and reducing emissions are the main points of climate-smart …

Bangladesh's GM gamble

Anil Chandra Mahanta, one of the first 20 farmers to cultivate genetically modified brinjal in South Asia, does not understand the new technology.…

To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

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कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड के कारण फसल उत्पादन पर सकारात्मक प्र�…

मूंगफली की अधिक पाचक किस्मों के लिए जीन्स की खोज

वैज्ञानिकों के मुताबिक इन जीन्स के उपयोग से कम फाइटिक ए�…

Indian scientists convert wild legume into edible dal

A recent research shows it is possible to knock off genes that are responsible for the production of a class of anti-nutrients that make the …