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Five reasons your wife will outlive youResearch indicates women generally outlive men due to biological advantages. Genetics, hormones, and anatomical differences contribute to f...- Say goodbye to potatoes being as cheap as chipsEuropeans eat among the highest quantity of potatoes per capita of any region in the world — about 90 kilograms on average a year.
- M S Swaminathan: The master farm scientist who transformed India into brimming breadbasketSwaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sector when farmers were dependent on archaic farming t...
- Origin of Halloween: How this Celtic pagan harvest festival turned into major holiday in USThe origins of this beloved spooky festival actually go back a thousand years and are rooted in pagan tradition! It's widely celebrated on ...
- How M S Swaminathan’s genius lay in the impact of his work beyond labsHis pioneering work in agriculture, and in specific sectors like wheat breeding, led to a significant increase in wheat production, turning...
- For independent India to survive, Green Revolution was inevitable: An ode to MS SwaminathanMonkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the architect of India's Green Revolution, played a crucial role in transforming the country's food produc...
- Halloween 2022: There's more to Halloween beyond 'trick or treat' and 'monster balls'Although Halloween is a popular Christian festival it may have originated from a pagan harvest ceremony.
- Around the bowl in 75 years: Time for a different approach to food productionICAR has promoted a model of agrotech change led by hybrid seeds and intense cultivation of just a few crops, but there may be greater valu...
- Will We Say ’Aloo to Potato Shortage?Global supply chains of the 'allowed aloo have been hit, leaving countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia halting or restricting sa...
- IIT Mandi develops AI based model for disease detection in potato crops using photos of leavesThe computational tool developed by IIT Mandi scientists can detect blight in potato leaf images.
- Onions, pulses not part of controlled items’ listThe bill, passed on Tuesday, was approved by the lower house last week and replaces an ordinance promulgated in June.
- Parliament passes amendments to essential commodities lawThe Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, which was approved by the lower house on September 15, was approved by a voice vote in Rajya Sa...
- From potatoes and plums to cauliflowers and carrots, how AHSI has influenced what we grow & eatAgri-Horticultural Society of India celebrates its bicentenary this year.
- Recollecting India's frantic efforts to end starvation after independenceThe nature of hunger has changed, but at a basic level, India still struggles to feed its people adequately.
- Bridge to Dublin: The fascinating connections between Ireland and IndiaFlag colours and alphabetical placement are just some of the coincidental connections between Ireland and India.
- Potatoes to be grown on Earth under Martian conditionsThe experiment demonstrates that potato crops can be grown in the most inhospitable environments to save millions of lives.
- Floriculture is a huge opportunity sector: K RosaiahGovernor Rosaiah said the Indian flower market, estimated at $ 11 billion now, is expected to grow up to $ 20 million by 2020.
- Bangladesh plans major food aid for urban poorThe interim government in emergency-ruled Bangladesh has planned a major expansion of subsidized food sale in the capital as experts warned...
- Meat, poultry, vegetables feel heat from global warmingFrom meat, poultry and milk to everything consumed on the dining tables is feeling the heat from climate change, scientists say.
- 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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