Mismatch between savings and dreams? 4 reality check that you needIn most cases, income increase happens over time, but the expenses, goals, and lifestyles increase more than nullify this increase. Most pe...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.36 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: 60-year-old farmer transforms six kanals into thriving apple hubA 60-year-old farmer, Sansar Chand, is revolutionizing agriculture in Udhampur. He has converted his land into a high-density apple orchard...
12 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Aging trees show a crisis looms for the world’s everything oilOil palms are nearing their commercial lifespan, which is a quarter century, which is leading to less yield of versatile edible oil. This o...
10 Oct, 2023, 09.40 AM IST
Israel enlists drones, AI and big data to farm for the futureAs climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventio...
28 Jun, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
High-density apple farming picks up in Uttarakhand under Coca Cola's CSR initiativeShe took training in HDP (High Density Plantation) from the 'Unnati apple project', a CSR intervention of Coca Cola India along with Bhimta...
19 Jun, 2022, 08.19 PM IST
A heat wave's lamented victim: The mango, India's king of fruitsAs blistering heat has struck northern India weeks earlier than usual, mango crops have been devastated, threatening a way of life for the ...
28 May, 2022, 12.45 PM IST
'Noorjahan' mangoes in Madhya Pradesh fetching rate up to Rs 1,000 apieceLocals claim 'Noorjahan' mangoes are of Afghan origin and cultivated only in the Katthiwada region of Alirajpur district adjacent to the Gu...
06 Jun, 2021, 05.13 PM IST
Mango sector in Bengal fears about combined long term ill effects of Lockdown and CycloneThe super cyclone left important mango producing zones in Murshidabad or Malda out of exact central core of the cyclonic whirl. But the reg...
22 May, 2020, 11.51 PM IST
Seasonal fruit mango in West Bengal sinks deep under lockdown crisisCorona lockdown has put entire mango trade in West Bengal under deep uncertainty. The debacle is bound to cause severe economic crisis in t...
07 May, 2020, 12.21 AM IST
Lucknow's farmers come up with quirky names for Malihabad guavasPadmashree Haji Kalimullah, Malihabad's best-known mango man, has named the guava variety he raises ' Aishwarya', after the actor.
06 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
Going organic is the new mantra for farmers in LaturPlanting variety of trees on the farmland, using organic manure is healthy for crops growth and safer for human consumption.
12 Jul, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
Jammu & Kashmir to develop Mahore as a modern walnut zoneSharma also gave a lowdown on modern techniques for producing grafted walnut plants in low-cost green house to raise walnut production.
16 May, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Famed Kashmir apples flourish in the warmth of KarnatakaCalistha D'Silva from Abburkatte, Somwarpet, who planted seven trees three years ago, says one of them bore fruit within the second year, a...
05 Feb, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
- Fruit bowl beckons birds to Ranganathittu
There’s some good news flying in for avian guests at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary, near Mysore. Authorities have developed a 7.2-acre garde...
08 Aug, 2013, 05.36 AM IST
Farmers are not ready to consume what they sellFarmers set aside a patch of land to grow the original basmati rice, with its pristine fragrance, vegetables that are unspoilt by chemical ...
15 Mar, 2013, 08.46 AM IST
- High-density cultivation the new mantra for low cost, better yield
High-density cultivation is the new mantra for raising the productivity of high-value commercial crops.Crowding of plants is now considered...
12 Jul, 2012, 03.01 AM IST
- More mango from less space, the scientific way
Mango, which is grown as yet another tree in our backyards, promises a good return when cultivated on a commercial scale.
17 Mar, 2009, 12.24 AM IST