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UN chief urges global efforts for drought, desertification

United Nations, June 18: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a collective global action to build resilience and prepare for droughts, as well as to combat desertification (a type of land degradation)."Droughts are hard to avert, but their effects can ...

ICAR to study impact of 'yogic farming' on productivity

Panaji, May 21: India's premier agricultural research institute is planning to conduct a study on 'yogic farming', an agriculture practice using meditation as one of the means to improve productivity. Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Goa is contemplating ...

Chomu emerges as favourite shopping hub for agricultural equipments

Jaipur, July 4 (ANI): Chomu, a small town near Jaipur, is emerging as favourite hub for the purchase of agriculture equipments and machines....

Militants kill labourers in Agricultural University of Manipur

Imphal, June 23 (ANI): Students and teaching faculty of Manipur' s Central Agricultural University recently conducted a sit-in to display anguish over a violent incident....

Ancient granaries preceded Agricultural Revolution

Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study has determined that it apparently took a long time to get the Agricultural Revolution off the ground, with discoveries at a Jordan site indicating that ancient granaries, more than 11,000 years old, preceded the advent of...

Punjab Agricultural University develops 30-rupee water-testing kit

Chandigarh, June 20 (ANI): Punjab Agricultural University's microbiology department has developed a water testing kit to help people ward off numerous water borne diseases....

Land management practices in agricultural watersheds can affect carbon losses

Washington, June 20 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that specific land management practices in agricultural watersheds, such as manure application, can affect carbon losses....

Spring agricultural fires can accelerate Arctic melting

Washington, May 27 (ANI): A research has found that agricultural fires during spring have an adverse impact on the melting Arctic, because the black carbon or soot produced by the fires can lead to accelerated melting of snow and ice....

New technique may pave way for producing biofuels from agricultural waste

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Scientists in California, US, are reporting the use of a new bioprocess that could help pave the way for producing biofuels from agricultural waste, easing concerns about stress on the global food supply from using corn and other food crops....

Thirsty elephants damage agricultural fields in Tamil Nadu

Periyanaickenpalayam (Tamil Nadu), Mar 8 (ANI): A herd of elephants in search of water entered agricultural fields near Periyanaikenpalyam in Coimbatore and damaged standing crops causing extensive damage....

IT, key to agricultural expansion: Sharad Pawar

New Delhi, Feb 27: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday, Feb 27 said that information technology has to play a major role in the expansion of agriculture in the country.Addressing the national seminar on Agriculture Extension ...

Sharad Pawar Says Info Tech To Play A Major Role In Agricul

Pawar asks agricultural scientists to evolve farmer oriented technologies

New Delhi, Feb 23 (ANI): Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today asked agricultural scientists to evolve technologies that result in higher incomes for farmers without harming the country's natural resources....

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