Govt aims for farm sector modernisation, self-reliance: President MurmuPresident Droupadi Murmu highlights government's efforts towards modernisation and self-reliance in agriculture, aiming at better returns a...
31 Jan, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
NITI Aayog calls for raising import duty on edible oilNITI Aayog has suggested higher import duties on edible oils, a substantial duty gap between crude and refined oils, and incentives for far...
28 Aug, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
Newly-launched 'Pusa Gaurav' wheat variety suitable for making chapatis and pastaIndia's newly-launched Durum wheat variety, Pusa Gehun Gaurav, offers versatile benefits, from making soft chapatis to high-quality pasta. ...
14 Aug, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
PM Modi unveils 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient crop varietiesPM Narendra Modi launched 109 varieties of high-yielding, climate-resilient crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute. This includ...
11 Aug, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Interim Budget 2024: Laying bedrock for development, growthThe interim budget exemplifies the government's dedication to Viksit Bharat. It focuses on fortifying the economy, boosting infrastructure,...
02 Feb, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Higher investment required in agri R&D: India says at G20 agri meet"There is a need to rethink and adapt agricultural research and development, along with increasing investment in scientific research to ach...
18 Sep, 2021, 06.19 PM IST
China to build more bio labs amidst questions over Wuhan lab's role in coronavirus originUnder the new Biosecurity Law, China will continue to build and approve more labs specialising in advanced pathogenic microbiology with a s...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
Nature Bio Foods BV inaugurates futuristic organic food processing plant in NetherlandsThe new state-of-the-art integrated organic ingredients processing facility of Nature Bio Foods is another step in the company’s efforts to...
31 Mar, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
APMC act should be fully utilised to bring maximum benefit to the rice producers: Joint Secretary, ministry of agricultureThe e-conference focused on enhancing the productivity of quality rice and paddy Seed with adaptation of integrated farm practices, high qu...
27 Nov, 2020, 08.55 PM IST
IIRR develops affordable rice-based lotion and creamThe products are rich in Vitamin E as they are derived from rice bran oil and are affordable and low cost, IIRR Director Dr V Ravindra Babu...
24 Jul, 2016, 01.21 PM IST
Like Verghese Kurien's milk revolution, mass movement is required in India for nutrition: MS SwaminathanThe govt should immediately set up such centres especially in the areas considered to be farmer suicide hotspots such as Vidarbha, says Swa...
03 Aug, 2015, 01.38 AM IST
Scientists develop high-zinc rice to fight malnutritionScientists here have developed a high zinc-enriched variety of rice that is expected to play a crucial role in fighting malnutrition in tri...
22 May, 2015, 10.01 PM IST
Scientists develop high-zinc rice to fight malnutrition in Chhattisgarh'Chhattisgarh Zinc Rice-1', the first zinc bio-fortified rice variety in India, was launched by State Variety Release Committee.
22 May, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
PM Modi wows students at Queensland University of TechnologyWithin hours after his arrival following an overnight flight from Myanmar, Modi headed for the Queensland University of Technology.
14 Nov, 2014, 03.44 PM IST
- RPG Life Sciences launches Impulse, boosts cardio-vascular portfolio
In its efforts to further spruce up its marketing set-up, RPG Life Sciences has launched its third vertical, Impulse, to focus on the growi...
17 Aug, 2010, 01.21 PM IST
- Bio-fortification key to global food crisis?
IAEA uses nuclear techniques to evaluate bio-availability and efficacy in humans, said Lena Davidsson, who heads the Agency's Nutritional a...
16 Aug, 2008, 02.36 PM IST
- Bio-fortification might be key to global food crisis: IAEA
In the backdrop of current global food crisis, Bio-fortification, a technique to improve nutrition through conventional plant breeding, was...
16 Aug, 2008, 11.42 AM IST