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No preservatives. Butter made in a small town in Tamil Nadu, stays fresh without fridge for weeksUthukuli butter, a GI-tagged delicacy from Tamil Nadu, boasts a divine taste and rich nutrition, lasting nearly a month without refrigerati...- BIS sets norms to protect indigenous seedsThe Bureau of Indian Standards has introduced a new framework for community seed banks. This standard aims to conserve India's traditional ...
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
- India’s heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surgeIndia faces inflation risks from severe heat waves and predicted below-normal monsoon rains, exacerbating existing economic pressures from ...
- Govt aims to cover 25pc of kharif paddy area with climate-resilient seedsThe government aims to bring 25% of the kharif paddy area under climate-resilient seeds to combat climate change's impact. Currently, paddy...
- Utkal Tubers to ramp up production of high yielding seed potatoesThe company plans to increase the production by investing in research and development, introducing new high-quality proprietary varieties o...
- Odisha signs MoU with IRRI to promote climate resilient paddyThe IRRI signed the MoU after a team led by Morell visited several paddy cultivation area in the state and interacted with the farmers.
- India aims full genome sequencing of wheat in 3 years"All other partners of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium including India target to complete the sequencing in the next t...
- Rains trigger agriculture activities in Ganjam"The district administration will take stringent action against retailers and wholesalers, selling fertilizers on the black market," the DD...
- Government to prescribe alternative varieties to save crops after poor monsoonThe ground level implementing agencies are afraid that the farmers’ choices will be guided more by market rates of commodities rather than ...
- Government fully prepared to tackle poor monsoon: Radha Mohan Singh, Agriculture Minister"The Sinchai Yojana (irrigation programme) will lay stress on end-to end solutions in the irrigation supply chain from water sources, distr...
- Green revolution wheat, rice varieties not drought resistant: ICARICAR said that from last few years scientists have been developing seeds that are drought and climate resilient to meet these challenges.
- Relief measures on cards: PM Modi govt to provide farmers with cheap seeds, drought-resistant crops“We have prepared contingency plans for 580 districts for the eventuality of a weak monsoon, and will be adding more districts,” Singh said.
- Government stresses on chemical treatment of seedsAt least 10% rise can be ensured in the yield if the seeds are chemically treated before use, according to state's chief secy Gokula Chandr...
- Krishidhan Seeds develops 'Praja' - a new variety of BT cotton seedPraja is a Bollgard II variety of BT seed which has been specifically developed keeping in mind the needs of a large group of Indian farmer...
- Delay in monsoon may spell doom for farmersICAR says it wishes to prioritise research that focuses on smallholders and rain-fed, backward, marginal and fragile areas.
- NSC to market Monsanto's hybrid corn seedsThe company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) early this month with MIL to market and distribute 200 tonnes of hybrid corn seed th...
- Peanuts, potatoes feel the heat of climate changesGlobal warming may drive many wild varieties of plants such as potatoes and peanuts to extinction by mid-century, wiping out traits that mi...
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