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...
Category : AGRICULTURE
‘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)...
Indian agro-scientists map wheat genome; a step closer to full genome sequence
New Delhi (ISJ): Indian agro-scientists announced successful mapping of wheat genome, taking them a step closer to full sequencing of the toughest of the crops....
Monsoon rains to be below normal, says Met Department
New Delhi (ISJ) ? The Southwest Monsoon rainfall across India during June-September season is like to be below normal, said Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister for...
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...
Alternate farming for stability of eco-system and higher output
Kerala in southern India is predominantly an agrarian society. But over a period of time, farming has become unviable, for a variety of reasons, like...
‘Understand science and future,’ Sam Pitroda urges opponents of GM crops
New Delhi (ISJ): Sam Pitroda, Adviser to Prime Minister and Chairman of National Innovation Council has advised Indian political leaders to evolve an ‘understanding of...
Indian agro-scientist develops world’s first nanofertiliser through biosynthesis
New Delhi (ISJ/EXCLUSIVE) An Indian agro-scientist has innovated nanofertilisers using biosynthesis, for the first time in the world. The newly developed nanofertiliser will bring down...