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A parasite that attacks other parasites? What scientists found in Borneo’s rainforest sounds like something out of science fictionHyperparasite fungus found in Borneo rainforest: Borneo's rainforests have yielded a remarkable discovery: a fungus that preys on the notor...- Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
- Monsoon advances into Bengal, Sikkim; set to cover more of Andhra, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra this weekThe southwest monsoon is progressing steadily across India. It has now covered Sikkim and parts of Northeast India. The India Meteorologica...
- Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
- Why Do Ants Kill Their Own Queen? Scientists Reveal A Shocking ReasonNew research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...
- Shah-led high level committee approves Rs 3,113 crore for 5 states as disaster reliefThe committee, under the chairmanship of the home minister, has approved the additional central assistance to the five states and UT, which...
- Pulses, oil seed prices firm up on rains, pest attacksPrices of moong and urad have increased by 10 per cent to Rs 62 a kg after heavy rains in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, said S...
- Agriculture Ministry plans to set up over 7K seed-testing labsThe ministry is consulting with state governments to set up 583 seed-testing labs in major towns and 6,600 labs at the block level in rural...
- Rains put a bug in South India's tea cupHeavy rains in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu have led to increased pest attacks.
- Cotton crop in over 3 lakh hectares destroyed in Punjab: GovernmentThe Punjab government has reported damage to cotton crop in 3.32 lakh hectares, especially in eight cotton growing districts.
- Punjab whitefly attack: Centre to test 1,000 pesticide samplesThe Punjab government has already sent these samples to the Union Agriculture Ministry.
- India's cotton output may fall due to scanty rains, pest attackLack of rains could cut production in Gujarat, M'rashtra; whitefly attack spoils crops in Punjab and Haryana
- Coffee Board makes progress in its effort to tackle the white stem borer pestIn one of its experiments, the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) has found that the adult beetles of stem borer could be killed befo...
- UAS Raichur develops e-SAP tablet to check pest attacksThe device, e-SAP, has a web-based application system which facilitates flow of information from the farmer to the farm scientist and back.
- Assam flood, pest attack hits tea outputFloods in Assam, the largest tea producing state in the country, accompanied by a pest attack has slowed down the growth of tea leaves.
- PAU experts provide tips to manage brown plant hopper on paddy cropThe scientists of Punjab Agriculture University-Ludhiana ,department of plant breeding and genetics, in a survey of different villages in P...
- Heavy rains & pest attack vex tea producersTea majors such as McLeod Russel India, Goodricke Group, Rossell Tea Warren Tea and Assam Company are worried over crop loss due to heavy s...
- Mealy bug may trim Punjab’s cotton harvestCotton crop in Punjab is threatened by ‘mealy’ bug, an insect which feeds on plant juices, greenhouse plants and other sub-tropical trees.
- Help sought for improving coconut productionGovernment agencies have sought the help of farm experts for healing sick coconut plants and raising yield.
- Pests, low mercury, dry soil in South may affect rabi cropDry soils in the South, pest attacks and higher temperatures in the North may affect output of rabi crops such as mustard, sorghum, wheat, ...
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