India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...

Distinguishing between ground-nesting bees and yellowjackets is possible through simple observation. A single, busy entrance hole often ind...

While orange peels contain scents mice can detect, scientific evidence for their effectiveness as a long-term repellent is limited. The odo...

New research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...

Bed bugs, ancient pests originating from bats, have plagued humans for millennia. Despite a 20th-century decline due to pesticides, they've...

Professional ant control focuses on understanding colony behavior, not just surface-level extermination. Experts utilize scientifically pro...

Fruit flies invade kitchens rapidly due to overripe produce. Scientists confirm sanitation is key. Eliminating breeding grounds like drains...

Proper clothing storage is crucial for extending garment lifespan, protecting investments, and embracing sustainable fashion. Environmental...

A former IT professional detailed his decade-long transition from software development to full-time agriculture, highlighting the intense p...

The Chief Minister said that the Chief Minister’s Rubber Mission was launched with the objective of transforming Mizoram into a major rubbe...

Kamachi Chellammal, 'Nariyal Amma,' a 67-year-old farmer from Andaman, receives the Padma Shri for her innovative organic coconut plantatio...

India imports around 60 per cent of its domestic edible requirements. Pulses too are imported, although in a small quantity.

Madhya Pradesh farmer welfare & agriculture development department principal secretary said 100 villages in each of the 11 agro-climatic zo...

The second generation Bt cotton variety, Bollgard II, introduced by Monsanto in 2006, is supposed to be resistant to Pink Bollworm pest.

For decades, farmers of this Himalayan nation have been using the dung of their cows and buffaloes as manure. But they had to use pesticide...

Genetically modified crops are an answer to improve crop yield and help maintain high food production, industry experts have said.

Amid debate over its impact on ecology, genetically modified crops are an answer to improve crop yield and help maintain high food producti...