China is using a bacteria to turn desert into fertile soil in just 10 monthsA groundbreaking technique from China transforms barren desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months. Researchers use resilient cyanobac...
26 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Which country is known for its tulip fields and windmills?The Netherlands is globally renowned for its vibrant tulip fields and iconic windmills, drawing millions of tourists annually. These symbol...
21 May, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Unscientific mining pushing Uttarakhand's Bageshwar toward disasters: Govt panel to NGTA government panel has cautioned that unscientific mining in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district is destabilizing slopes, endangering villages...
03 Aug, 2025, 12.09 PM IST
UP Cabinet approves extending Kisan Samridhi Yojana by five yearsThe operation of the scheme is proposed in 74 out of the state's 75 districts barring Gautam Budh Nagar and the Cabinet has authorised the ...
14 Jun, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
In last 7 years, ISRO activities expanded to undertake development activities: Jitendra SinghHe recalled that over five years ago, on the intervention of the PM, representatives of different ministries and departments were engaged i...
05 Jul, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
MCL plans to invest Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha in five yearsTo increase the capacity building for the new and expansion of existing projects, the company would invest in procurement of heavy machiner...
20 Jun, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
Haryana subsidises pesticides to control locustThe Agriculture Minister has also appealed to the farmers to inspect their fields and immediately report the presence of any locust attack ...
06 Feb, 2020, 07.57 PM IST
Parts of Haryana have salty groundwater and rains add to the salt contentThe groundwater is salty in the affected areas and when it rains, the groundwater level comes up, bringing more salt to the surface.
27 Sep, 2019, 11.07 PM IST
Indian company to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Egypt's agro sectorThe company, which is into textile business in Egypt for the last 28 years, said the land is given to it by the Egyptian government on leas...
13 Sep, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
German government sanctions Rs 320-crore for ecosystem study project for Himachal PradeshUnder the project, to be implemented in five years, a major task would be reclamation of cultivable land by weeding out Lantana grass.
12 Oct, 2014, 10.07 PM IST
- Reclamation worries Nuvem locals
Haphazard reclamation of paddy fields on the banks of the River Sal for the eastern bypass at zNuvem has virtually bifurcated the age-old t...
19 Oct, 2013, 01.37 AM IST
China eyes reclaiming land from sea to drive industrial growthAway from the desolate mudflats which will take up to 3 years to become ready for use, Haimen is buzzing like a beehive.
06 Jun, 2012, 11.19 AM IST
- Capital formation in agriculture up 87% in last 6 years: Official
Gross Capital Formation in the agriculture and allied sectors in the country rose by 87 per cent to Rs 1,42,254 crore in the 2010-11.
10 Apr, 2012, 06.39 PM IST
- Safety norms must for cos planning to mine in Orissa
Companies seeking bauxite mining licences in Orissa forests will have to comply with a host of safeguards that would mitigate and compensat...
08 Oct, 2007, 12.42 AM IST
- Agricultural growth central to overall prosperity
This means that it can’t even ensure that double cropping farm land constituted not more than 10% of the land acquired for these projects.
05 Sep, 2007, 03.13 PM IST
- Agri growth central to overall prosperity
Govt can't ensure that double cropping farm land constituted not more than 10% of the land acquired for the SEZ projects.
05 Sep, 2007, 04.42 AM IST
- Classification norms for farm lending relaxed
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the non-performing asset classification norms for direct agricultural lending, enabling banks...
15 Feb, 2002, 12.41 AM IST