Bengaluru Rain: Tractors turn lifesavers in flooded silicon valleyHeavy rains have halted life in Bengaluru, making tractors the preferred mode of transport. Tech professionals, including company heads, ar...
16 Oct, 2024, 03.12 PM IST
APCNF of Andhra Pradesh, soil scientist Rattan Lal and Egypt’s SEKEM jointly win €1 million Gulbenkian Prize 2024Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming and soil scientist Rattan Lal are announced as joint winners of the €1 million Gulbenkian ...
12 Jul, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Centre denied rights of farmers, betrayed them: Brinda KaratKarat's remarks came on a day thousands of farmers called for a 'Delhi Chalo' protest, as the national capital turned into a virtual fortre...
13 Feb, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
Who is Chaudhary Charan Singh: Bharat Ratna winner, symbol of farmer empowermentPrime Minister Narendra Modi announces Bharat Ratna posthumously for former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh, praising his dedication to farmers' ...
11 Feb, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
The solar revolution takes off: Space Solar Farms could bring clean energy to earth, say UK ScientistsScientists, driven by relentless determination, have shattered the conventional confines of solar energy harnessing. Their remarkable resea...
02 Nov, 2023, 08.03 PM IST
Stop blaming farmers for pollution in Delhi; need to set up rice bio-parks: Swaminathan"We should stop blaming farmers since it will take us nowhere. Instead we should propose methods which are economically and ecologically de...
04 Nov, 2019, 08.48 PM IST
Time ripe for a nutrition revolution: MS SwaminathanStating that India was a country with the largest number of people with malnutirition in the world, he said this was despite adequate food ...
09 Aug, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Farm loan waiver 'temporarily necessary', says MS SwaminathanUttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments have announced farm loan waivers, while farmers are demanding the same in Madhya Pradesh.
13 Jun, 2017, 10.35 PM IST
Not just a tax haven, Cayman Islands are famous for these six tourist attractionsThe islands' tax haven status comes second to its status as the place that invented recreational scuba diving.
18 Feb, 2016, 08.46 AM IST
Supreme Court views on National Farmers' Policy timely': MS SwaminathanRenowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan today welcomed a Supreme Court directive to the Centre to give its view on revisiting the Na...
24 Aug, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Don't label support to Indian farmers as subsidy: Professor M S Swaminathan to WTOIt is wrong to label support given to farmers in emerging economies like India as subsidy and WTO should come up with measures to end hunge...
29 Jul, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
Higher pulses minimum support price no use if government does not procure: ExpertsThere is procurement arrangement for wheat and rice and not for pulses and oilseeds. This issue needs to be addressed if the government aim...
17 Jun, 2015, 08.43 PM IST
Replace obsolete system for fixing crop prices: Parkash Singh BadalThe committee must also be entrusted with the task of rejuvenating agriculture through extensive research and design activities.
14 Apr, 2015, 09.32 PM IST
Budget 2014: Include pro-farmer measures, says Prakash Singh Badal to Arun JaitleyHe sought the Finance Minister's personal intervention for a slew of pro-farmer measures to be included in the union budget proposals.
04 Jul, 2014, 06.54 PM IST
- Jharkhand should seek funds from WB/ADB in agri sector: SP Tiwari
Renowned agricultural scientist S P Tiwari asked Birsa Agriculture University to seek funds from international banks to change Jharkhand's ...
26 Jun, 2013, 07.19 PM IST
- MS Swaminathan seeks hike in wheat MSP to Rs 1,450 per quintal
Swaminathan today pitched for increase in minimum support price (MSP) of the grain by Rs 165 to Rs 1,450 per quintal for next year starting...
28 Nov, 2012, 07.22 PM IST
- Agri scientists urge govt to lift moratorium on Bt-brinjal
The scientist and biotech cos also hailed the recent statement by Prime Minister about the potential of genetic engineering
27 Feb, 2012, 04.50 PM IST