Indian agri exports to depend heavily on normal monsoon to come close to $50 billion mark achieved last yearIndia also has to increase the shipment of other products that have a potential for upsizing — e.g., organic cereal, millets, select hortic...
21 May, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Punjab elections: Shiromani Akali Dal releases list of 64 candidatesThe SAD had last year quit the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance over the farm laws issue. When the SAD had an alliance with the BJP, it...
13 Sep, 2021, 11.23 PM IST
Government announces Padma awards 2019: Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva, Kader Khan among awardeesThis year 112 recipients have been selected for the prestigious awards. This includes 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri...
16 Mar, 2019, 02.27 PM IST
Brace for smog as crop stubble burning on in PunjabBetween May 3 and May 23, for which data is available, there were 17 incidents of fire near railway tracks, mostly along the stretch betwee...
27 May, 2018, 04.10 PM IST
Urban India needs to break with the status quo for a sustainable futureFrom Delhi’s air pollution to Mumbai’s footbridge stampede, urban India needs to break with the status quo for a sustainable future.
17 Dec, 2017, 06.17 AM IST
Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Congressmen unlucky in PunjabCongress Punjab Amarinder Singh failed to beat Akali heavyweight and five time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from Lambi, a pocket boro...
11 Mar, 2017, 05.34 PM IST
Punjab election results: Capt Amarinder Singh steers Cong to victory, party gets majorityChief Minister Badal won from his traditional Lambi seat defeating his nearest rival Congress candidate Captain Amarinder Singh by 22,770 v...
11 Mar, 2017, 04.18 PM IST
Punjab Agriculture University develops Bt cotton variety with reusable seedsThe new cotton variety is among few others identified by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for cultivation in North region.
10 Mar, 2017, 07.45 PM IST
Punjab Agricultural University signs MoU with UK UniversityThe agreement states that PAU and the Aston would work jointly for the pot and field trails of bio-char produced from rice straw processing.
05 Nov, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Punjab Agricultural University inks deal with Maharashtra seeds corporationPAU today signed an agreement with the Maharashtra Seeds Corporation Limited for the seed production of its (PAU) own developed maize hybri...
02 Nov, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Indian Council of Agricultural Research asks farmers to go for sustainable agricultureIndian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) today said farmers should go for sustainable agriculture by conserving water and use crop va...
21 Mar, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
Punjab government forms panel to review crop diversification planPunjab government has constituted an expert committee to monitor the outcome and experiences of current crop diversification programme acro...
26 Nov, 2013, 12.56 PM IST
- PAU inks pact with Gujarat state seed corporation
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has entered into a strategic partnership with Gujarat State Seed Corporation (GSSC) through the si...
11 Sep, 2013, 06.17 PM IST
- India to turn into major importer of farm products: Abhijit Sen
Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen today said India will turn into "major importer" of farm products, with farm acreage along with wate...
17 Dec, 2012, 08.41 PM IST
- ICAR bestows innovative farmer award upon progressive fish farmer Rajvinder Pal Singh Rana
ICAR has conferred the “Jagjivan Ram Innovative Farmer Award 2011” upon the member of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Kisan Club, Rajv...
27 Jul, 2012, 08.18 PM IST
- PAU inks MoU with Mozambique university
PAU inks MoU with Mozambique university.Seeks to promote academics,research and extension programme.
15 Jul, 2012, 02.24 PM IST
- Rice centre at PAU is the best says ICAR
The rice improvement work, undertaken in the Rice section of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics (DPBG) of the Punjab Agricultura...
12 Apr, 2012, 06.24 PM IST