Independence Day 2025: Tryst with growth — India’s economic journey from Nehru to nowIndia's economic journey since 1947 is a story of transformation. It began with Nehru's socialist vision. Reforms in 1991 led to rapid grow...
View: Agricultural reforms needed for IndiaUnlike the situation of India in 1960s, India is self-sufficient in terms of foods availability and productivity, so a Green Revolution 2.0...
Sustainable agriculture is fundamental to food security, need to bring seed diversity back: India at UNEmphasising the importance of seed diversity, UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu said 75% of world's plant genetic diversity has been lost as fa...
Formalise trade in rice seeds between India & Bangladesh: StudyIndia and Bangladesh need to formalise bilateral trade in rice seeds as local farmers on both side of the border are using them for cultiva...
- Centre ponders Look East strategy on Kharif staple rice
Centre's upcoming two-day national level meet on summer sown crops is gearing up to coin an aggressive Look East strategy on kharif staple ...
What the Green Revolution teaches usThe issue concerning GM crops is not that Bt brinjal was consigned to cold storage but the process that led to its approval being held in a...
- Monsanto India aims at developing hybrid seeds
Monsanto India has started a country-wide campaign to attract Indian talents into the development of high yielding and hybrid rice and whea...
- Bengal bets on tech as potato acreage stagnates
The state government now banks on larger application of improved practices in pre and post-harvest technology of the crop to consolidate th...
- WB grants Rs 1,200 cr loan to ICAR
The World Bank has extended a loan worth Rs 1,200 crore to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
- Hot potato: High seed prices hit Bengal farmers
Potato farmers in West Bengal have been left in the lurch. Prices of Punjab-grown potato seeds, on which they heavily depend, have more tha...