Assam government striving towards increasing forest cover from 36% to 38%Saying that Assam Government is striving towards increasing forest cover in the State from present 36% to 38%, Forest Minister Patowary sta...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
US and India establish new project to improve tree coverage in IndiaThe move will enhance carbon sequestration, support local communities, and strengthen the climate resilience of agriculture. With the help ...
09 Sep, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in 2 years: Smriti IraniUnion minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh peopl...
07 Mar, 2021, 09.46 PM IST
242cr trees to be planted under Cauvery project02 Sep, 2019, 06.17 AM IST
Satya Tripathi appointed Assistant Secretary-General & Head of New York Office of UNEPTripathi, who will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago, has since 2017 served as Senior Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainabl...
28 Aug, 2018, 10.54 AM IST
ITC plans new integrated consumer goods plant in Uttar PradeshFirm says the plan is in alignment with the government's Make in India vision. ITC is also exploring investment possibilities in green ener...
21 Feb, 2018, 04.25 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh plans to scale up zero budget farming with UN-backed SIFFStarted in 2015, ZBNF scheme has been rolled out to 1,38,000 farmers across all 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh, covering almost 1,50,000 ac...
25 Jan, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
Forests declining, but tree cover on agricultural land increasing globally04 Aug, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
World Health Organisation calls for greater investment to check malariaEven though the number of confirmed malaria cases in the region decreased from 2.9 million in 2000 to 2 million in 2012, malaria remains a ...
24 Apr, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
'Proper implementation of agroforestry policy a big challenge'The maiden policy comes following the World Congress on Agroforestry held in New Delhi from February 10-14.
18 Feb, 2014, 02.09 AM IST
India's agriculture at its best today: Sharad PawarPawar also said he is "the happiest agriculture minister in the world" to see this "stupendous performance" in the sector and the ability o...
10 Feb, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
Agro-forestry needs more investment: Pranab MukherjeeThe President also presented Krishi Karman awards to seven states -- MP, Odisha, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand for their best ...
10 Feb, 2014, 04.48 PM IST
Mars Inc’s Howard-Yana Shapiro: Why his visit is important for India"We cannot be lazy. The Green Revolution in India is 50 years old. We need another revolution here."
28 Apr, 2013, 05.07 AM IST
How farmers in Haryana & Punjab are earning Rs 8-10 lakh per acre in agroforestryLow input cost, any-time harvest and rising prices prompt farmers in the wheat-paddy belt to look at poplar and eucalyptus as serious cash ...
11 Nov, 2012, 05.11 AM IST
- Punjab gives nod for enacting 'Contract Farming Act and Amendements to APMC Act
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today gave nod for enacting 'Contract Farming Act' to ensure better remunerative prices to the be...
01 Oct, 2012, 08.21 PM IST
- Millions of 'green jobs' in good forest management: FAO
National investments in sustainable forest management could generate 10 million new "green jobs" to help replace those lost in the global f...
10 Mar, 2009, 05.45 PM IST
- WB to buy carbon credits from Orissa, AP farmers
Small and marginal farmers in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh would now be able to earn some additional income by selling carbon credits to World...
08 May, 2007, 10.42 PM IST