Himachal farmer develops new apple variety suitable for tropical climates
New Delhi (ISJ) – Have you ever thought of growing apples in Kerala, Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh? Agricultural scientists might rule out the possibility, as...
Category : Agriculture News
NDRI scientists clone near extinct wild buffalo from Chhattisgarh
Karnal (ISJ – Exclusive) – Scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has successfully cloned a critically endangered wild buffalo, found in Chhattisgarh. Only...
India’s rural youth driven out of farm sector, says analyst
New Delhi (ISJ) ? Over 15 million farmers left agriculture between 1991-2011 due to rising input costs and dwindling profit. India?s current model of economic...
‘My mandate is to experiment, not policy,’ S&T Minister on GM crops
New Delhi (ISJ) ? India?s junior Science and Technology Minister Dr. Jitender Singh on Tuesday (Sept 02), washed off his hands over the impasse on...
India’s rural economy at risk from climate change
New Delhi (ISJ) ? India’s agriculture is at risk from climate change and face losses of upto 8.7% of the country?s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Climate-smart rice to save farmers in flood prone areas
New Delhi/Cuttack (ISJ) ? Farmers in India?s eastern region, prone for flash floods, are now shifting to flood-tolerant variety of rice, developed by Manila-based International...
India drafts policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
New Delhi (ISJ): India released a draft policy roadmap for reducing carbon emissions from deforestation. The draft policy seeks to adopt REDD+ (reducing emissions from...