Soil bacteria, Bt, has a life beyond GM crops
Researchers from Aligarh Muslim University and New Delhi-based National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology identify new strains of Bt from soil samples collected in Northwestern...
Category : AGRICULTURE
Heatwaves projected to become more frequent in India
Indian scientists conclude, heatwaves are projected to become more frequent in the country during the current century. A new study reveals, the frequency of severe...
Shift in farming techniques required to cope up with climate change: study
Agriculture is one sector that both contributes to and affected by climate change, and research around the world is now advancing towards ‘climate-smart’ agriculture. Carbon...
Scientists develop herbicide-resistant rice
A consortium of Indian scientists identifies a novel mutant of rice which can withstand the use of a commonly used broad spectrum herbicide, Imazethapyr. It...
Probiotics isolated from chicken intestine could prevent poultry diseases
Indian scientists isolate probiotics from chicken intestine, which could help disease-free poultry products. The bacteria isolated from intestine of country chicken is a lactic acid...
By end of the century, deadly heat waves could hit India and neighbourhood
Climate change could lead to summer heat waves with levels of heat and humidity that exceed what humans can survive without protection in South Asia,...
Warm up of Earth inevitable; India among high-risk nations
Even if humans could instantly turn off all emissions of greenhouse gases, Earth would continue to heat up about two more degrees Fahrenheit by the...
Vinegar: A cheap and simple way for drought-resistant crops
Researchers at RIKEN Centre for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan discover a new, yet simple, way to increase drought tolerance in a wide range of plants....
Researchers engineer crops that kill pests by shutting off their genes
Plants can ‘turn off’ one or more of their genes by using a process called RNA interference to block protein translation. Researchers are now weaponising...
Climate change: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Surat vulnerable to flooding
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains,...