Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
The one country on Earth with no mosquitoes has finally lost that titleIceland mosquito discovery: Iceland's long-held status as a mosquito-free nation has ended with the discovery of three Culiseta annulata mo...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Shrimp startup Aquapulse bags Rs 45 crore to connect farmers with global buyersAquapulse has secured ₹45 crore in a funding round led by NABVENTURES. This capital will boost farm technology and disease management. The ...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Insiders vs outsiders, and a raja under the arch: Bengal goes to polls as debate over identity and development takes center stageWest Bengal will vote today on a single issue: insiders versus outsiders. Mamata Banerjee is seeking to keep BJP out, fearing cultural and ...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.23 AM IST
Quote of the Day by Mikhail Gorbachev: A society should never become like a pond with stagnant...—Inspiring quotes by one of the most influential political figures who sought to usher in an era of opennessQuote of the Day: Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, warned that societies must keep moving forward. He believed stagnation was t...
23 Apr, 2026, 08.20 PM IST
Maharashtra govt braces for possible El Nino impact, Fadnavis calls for effective water management21 Apr, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
UP Cabinet clears land ownership rights for over 12,000 families resettled after PartitionUttar Pradesh government has approved land ownership for over 12,000 families. These families were displaced from Pakistan during Partition...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
UP govt targets 12 pc increase in Kharif production to 293 LTUttar Pradesh is set to boost farmers' income with a new Kharif strategy, aiming for a 12% increase in foodgrain and oilseed production, ta...
12 May, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Farmers unhappy over linking of MNREGA with water conservation works in BudgetGovernment has increased the budgetary allocation for MNREGA to higest-ever Rs 48,000 crores in 2017-18.
01 Feb, 2017, 04.48 PM IST
Nine goodies for rural India in Budget 2017Against a target of 5 lakh farm ponds under MGNREGA, 10 lakh ponds would be completed by March 2017. During 2017-18, another 5 lakh farm po...
01 Feb, 2017, 02.42 PM IST
Karnataka all set to build one lakh farm pondsKarnataka has already spent Rs 782 crore, with another Rs 560 crore in the pipeline, on the project which is seen as panacea for farmers in...
28 Jun, 2016, 07.50 PM IST
Chandrababu Naidu asks collectors to meet farm ponds targets by March-endInteracting with the collectors via video-conference, Naidu asked them to meet targets on construction of farm ponds by March end.
03 Jan, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
How a drought-hit Maharashtra farmer braved penury by cultivating freshwater pearlsGandate, whose family traditionally cultivates rice, started freshwater pearl farming after getting basic training from a scientist at the ...
26 Dec, 2015, 11.12 AM IST
Pomegranate farmers spend crores to dig ponds as drought bitesThe idea of a farm pond covered with a film to restrict percolation of water was developed by farmers and later supported by the state gove...
07 Oct, 2015, 02.15 PM IST
- Illegal fishing threatens lives of migratory birds
The lives and the nesting place of thousands of migratory birds visiting the ash pond of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) are...
16 Nov, 2013, 02.12 AM IST
Fishery college starts Magur seed productionThe college of fishery sciences has started a Magur fish breeding project for distributing it as seeds to farmers
08 Jul, 2013, 06.55 PM IST
- Harsh sun causes 60% mortality in shrimp farms
The summer heat is causing a 50%-60% of mortality in shrimp farms across the country.
23 May, 2011, 03.25 AM IST