India has adequate seed stock available amid the Israel-Iran war, says govt officialIndia assures ample seed availability for the upcoming sowing season. This comes as global supply chains face disruptions. The nation boast...
01 Apr, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
LT Foods' organic business arm Nature Bio Foods starts new facility in UgandaNature Bio Foods, an organic business arm of LT Foods, has launched a new facility in Uganda. The plant will process soyabean meal and cont...
03 Aug, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Use of bio-fuel in military aircraft cleared; IAF to start with transport aircraftAn IAF official said the approval will enable the force to fulfil its commitment to fly the maiden IAF An-32 aircraft on January 26 with a ...
24 Jan, 2019, 08.19 PM IST
Centre draws five-year plan to increase pulse production to 24 million tonnes by 2021Though pulse production touched a high of 19.25 million tonnes (MT) during 2013-14, it declined to 17.15 MT in 2014-15 and further to 17.06...
23 May, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
DCM Shriram Q3 net profit jumps over two-fold to Rs 60.48 crore"Income from operations rose to Rs 1,262.93 cr during the third quarter of this fiscal from Rs 1,197.05 cr in the corresponding period of t...
02 Feb, 2016, 07.04 PM IST
Drone used for plantation on the banks of Vishwamitri riverA new technology for plantation was recently used as part of the ‘Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan’.
30 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Nuziveedu Seeds receives Bio Excellence awardThe bio excellence awards were presented to the biotech leaders as a part of the 'Bangalore India BIO' event.
15 Feb, 2014, 07.23 PM IST
- Cotton output doubles after use of Bt-cotton seed: Sharad Pawar
Cotton production in the country has more than doubled to 340 lakh bales after use of Bt-cotton seeds, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
30 Mar, 2012, 01.59 PM IST
- Camson Biotech Q2 net rises to Rs 3.2 crore
Camson Biotechnologies today recorded a marginal increase of 1.6 per cent at Rs 3.2 crore in its net profit for the quarter ended September...
15 Nov, 2011, 05.47 PM IST
- Kaveri Seeds amy touch 600-650: Shrikant Chouhan
"If we go through the chart of last 2 years then we can easily make out that the stock is out of its breakout level and we are going to see...
10 Nov, 2010, 12.31 PM IST
Kerala CM says no to BT brinjalKerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan on Tuesday strongly opposed any move to introduce Bt brinjal.
02 Feb, 2010, 07.19 PM IST
- WB goes in for Jatropha cultivation for bio-diesel resource
The West Bengal government has taken up a programme to develop cultivation of Jatropha plant to popularise it as a major source of bio-dies...
24 Mar, 2008, 09.45 AM IST
- Malaysia to develop bio-fuel from Indian crops
Malaysia plans to develop bio-diesel fuels from a crop called Jatropha, which it will buy from India where it is widely cultivated, an offi...
17 May, 2007, 08.00 PM IST
- Auto fuel doping to be mandatory from ’12
Call it the green fuel impact - Indian automakers will soon need to tweak the car engine specifications and designs to cater to the new fue...
05 Jan, 2007, 02.57 AM IST
- Kalam backs jatropha farming in NE
President APJ Abdul Kalam has stated river basins in the North East are well-suited to cultivation of jatropha, a plant whose oil can be us...
20 Oct, 2006, 12.44 AM IST
- Duty-free ride for bio-diesel?
The government is considering a host of tax incentives to promote the use of bio-diesel.
11 Jul, 2006, 02.19 AM IST
- FIPB bans entry of terminator gene
NEW DELHI: Globalisation is forcing the pace of public awareness and government decision making. During the last two years, FIPB has cleare...
16 Mar, 2002, 01.25 AM IST