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SIT formed to probe Dudhwa tigress' 'sudden' death; NTCA seeks reportA special investigation team is probing the mysterious death of a tigress in Uttar Pradesh's Dudhwa Tiger Reserve buffer zone. The big cat,...
Farmer’s son became an IITian at 14, got a PhD at 24. Who is Satyam Kumar?A young prodigy, Satyam Kumar, achieved an All India Rank of 670 in IIT-JEE at just 13, later graduating from IIT Kanpur with a dual degree...
India leads consensus on future of agriculture as BRICS adopts historic Indore declarationThe declaration outlines several landmark decisions aimed at strengthening food security, farmer welfare, climate-resilient agriculture, ag...
Clean energy sector to add over 44 lakh jobs by 2030: StudyIndia's clean energy sector is set to generate over 44 lakh jobs by 2030. Rooftop solar will be the biggest job creator, accounting for nea...
In 1858, a curious dig in a New Jersey marl pit turned out to uncover one of the most important dinosaur finds in US historyA farmer's accidental discovery in a New Jersey marl pit in the 1830s led to the unearthing of the first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton ...
India, Canada aim to seal free trade deal by November-end, Goyal says Carney 'shaved off a month'India and Canada are working towards a free trade agreement. Talks are progressing with a target for conclusion by year-end. This pact aims...
Physical data collection from the real world is India's new backoffice job for AICompanies such as HumynAI Labs, Egodata, Neo Cambrian, XP Robotics, and Objectways have deployed people on the ground starting early this y...
Assam makes first legal agarwood export to Gulf, eyes Rs 50,000 crore potentialAssam has struck gold with its groundbreaking legal export of agarwood chips to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, valued at a remarkable Rs 2.35 cr...
Pilibhit in UP to get India's first integrated Basmati, organic training-cum-demo farmIndia is set to boost its Basmati rice sector. APEDA will establish a new training and demonstration farm in Pilibhit. This facility will f...
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
Yogi govt expands Kisan Pathshalas to boost modern farming in Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh organized 'Kisan Pathshala 8.0 Rabi' training over 20 lakh farmers on modern farming, government schemes, and agricultural in...
Farmers should use tech to enhance soil quality, boost agricultural productivity: Union Minister Bhagirath ChoudharyBhagirath Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, focused on the crucial role of soil testing in helping fa...
DRDO developing agricultural technologies for locals and army in high altitude areas of Eastern LadakhThe Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a DRDO lab based in Leh, has been contributing to the agro-animal development of t...
Walmart offers a $2 million seed for AP farmersWednesday’s announcement takes the total funds granted by Walmart Foundation to the state to about $4 million over the last six months.
RICH to set up agricultural park with Rs 25 crore fund size, targets 1L farmersThe park will come up in an area of 70-15 acres provided by the Telangana government while the Centre is expected to assist with Rs 20-25 c...
ICAR to train 24 lakh agri-workers by 2022ICAR has been training farmers in such activities but not as per the Skill Development Ministry's standard of 200 hours coaching to provide...
- TAFE to train women farmers in farm management
A pilot project to train women farmers in farm management - soil conservation, pest management, yield improvement, tractor driving and impl...
- Israel to set up 3 Centres of Excellence in Maharashtra
Israel will set up three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Maharashtra, which will focus on production of citrus fruit, pomegranate and mango.
- Puducherry forms Agri Tech Management Agency
The agency moots to establish priorities for sustainable agricultural development, to draw plans for production-based sytem of activities o...