India declares itself free from bird flu
New Delhi (ISJ) ? A decade after the first major outbreak of bird flu or Avian Influenza (H5N1), India on Wednesday (Sept 14) declared itself...
Category : AGRICULTURE
Ocean warming could impact crop yields and marine stocks, including in India
It is the greatest hidden challenge to present generation, says global watchdog IUCN New Delhi (ISJ) – Ocean warming may well turn out to be...
India?s top scientific panel gives safety tag to GM Mustard
New Delhi (ISJ) – The national regulator for genetically modified crops, Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate...
Australian researchers discover climate-smart wheat
Canberra /Allahabad (ISJ) ? A team of Australian researchers have discovered that photosynthesis occurs in wheat seeds as in plant leaves. The new photosynthesis, as...
Between productivity and safety, India differ decision on GM Mustard
New Delhi (ISJ) ? India once again shied away from taking a final call on commercially cultivating GM Mustard, facing opposition from farmers? bodies, civil...
ICAR lab artificially breeds milkfish for the first time in India
Chennai (ISJ) – For the first time in India, Chennai-based Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) succeeded in artificially breeding milkfish (Chanos chanos), locally known...
Drought stares at India, as weatherman downgrades monsoon prediction to ?deficient?
New Delhi (ISJ) ? With Indian Meteorological Department downgrading its earlier prediction of a ?somewhat below normal rainfall? to ?deficient monsoon? rains, Prime Minister Narendra...
Indian agriculture at cross roads, says MS Swaminathan
India is a nation characterized by Grain Mountains and hungry millions Chennai (ISJ) – Indian agriculture is at the cross roads, warns Dr. M.S. Swaminathan,...
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...
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...