Agriculture PolicyBriefingJanuary 23, 2016India's Ag Growth Led More By Productivity Than Resources: USDA Report By admin India’s agricultural growth in the past three decades was driven more by productivity increases…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJanuary 21, 2016Blog: Far From Being Toxic, Khesari Dal is Wonder Food By admin S L N Rao Khesari dal or grass pea is nature’s gift to mankind but it should be eaten as a meal…Read more 0 0 0 Share
InsuranceJanuary 20, 2016Unless Technology is Quickly Deployed New Insurance Scheme Will Sink in Frauds, Losses By admin The crop insurance scheme renamed as the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to be launched from April…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyInsuranceJanuary 16, 2016Met Department to Make Block-Level Forecasts in Phases From This Monsoon Season By admin The government will rely strongly on technology to enhance accuracy and minimize losses of the new…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyGM CropsJanuary 15, 2016M S Swaminathan Unedited on Genetically-Modified Crop Technology By admin “The history of genetic modification goes back to 1953 when Watson, Crick and Wilkins…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsGM EndorsementsJanuary 14, 2016M S Swaminathan Wants ICAR, State Ag Univs To Coordinate GM Crop Trials By admin Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan says the Indian Council of Agricultural Research…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJanuary 14, 2016Tajamul Haque Committee Drafts Law To Permit Tenancies Without Owners Losing Title By admin In June 2011, farmers of two mandals in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh took a vow before…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsGM EndorsementsJanuary 12, 2016NITI Aayog Strongly Endorses GM Technology; Makes Case for GM Mustard By admin NITI Aayog has made a forceful case for genetically-modified seeds in its paper on ‘Raising…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsJanuary 9, 2016If Govt Can Remove Ban on Jallikattu, Why Cannot It Lift Stay on Bt Brinjal? Asks Jairam Ramesh By admin While declaring a moratorium on the commercial introduction of Bt brinjal on 9 February 2010, you…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyJanuary 6, 2016Assam Univ's Bt Chana Resists Borers, Can Alleviate Shortage, But States Dither on Trials By admin Among the state institutions working on transgenic crops is Jorhat’s Assam Agricultural University…Read more 0 0 0 Share
