Tag: Agriculture
9th international conference on micro-irrigation to be held at Aurangabad
The conference will provide a forum for discussions and deliberation through seminars, exhibitions and sessions and will serve to build awareness regarding large-scale use of micro-irrigation.................
DBT to establish Biotech KISAN hubs across India
The Department of Biotechnology is set to establish 15 hubs in partnership with multiple institutions across India for carrying out the agricultural biotechnology research to tackle major issues affecting productivity and quality of agri products................
Agri ministry releases recombinant ELISA kits for diagnosis of key animal...
The novel Enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) kits will help in the diagnosis of notifiable diseases in India, Glanders and Equine Infectious Anaemia which require special diagnosis for control and eradication in the country...……..
Commerce ministry holds national workshop on agri export policy
The objectives of the policy are to double agricultural exports from present USD 30 billion to USD 60 billion by 2022 and reach USD 100 billion in the next few years..……….
GM technology has helped in increasing cotton production, says govt
While the MoS Agriculture, Mr Parshottam Rupala credited the adoption of Bt Cotton for increase in the production of the crop, he also emphasized that there is a separate process of evaluation of safety of each genetically modified crop...………..
Govt launches transformative agricultural project with FAO
The joint project with Food and Agriculture Organisation, seeks to mainstream biodiversity, climate change and sustainable land management objectives and practices into Indian agriculture......……...
PM asks scientists to focus on local innovation at 106th Indian...
As we boost our discovery science ecosystem, we must also focus on innovation and start-ups, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the 106th session of Indian Science Congress being held at Jalandhar
Rewind 2018: Agriculture Minister lists steps taken for welfare of farmers
As per Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, it is implementing the 7-point strategy developed under the leadership of the Prime Minister and also recommended by Dr M S Swaminathan such as Per Drop More Crop, provision of nutrients according to the soil quality of each farm, large investments in warehouses and cold chains...………...
Rewind 2018: Year witnessed increased agricultural crop production
The agricultural crop production has witnessed phenomenal increase in the year 2017-18 and 2018-19, matching advance estimate expectations..........
Agri-incubation centers are encouraging new startups: R M Singh
As per the union agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, the technologies developed by ICAR have significantly contributed to increase in agriculture production. The ARYA and student READY schemes are proving to be very effective in attracting...…………...