Category Archives: Agriculture
Kerala creates 11-member, Chief Secretary-led State AgriStack Data Governance Committee for farm
The Kerala government has created a 11-member State AgriStack Data Governance Committee (SADGC) headed by [...]
Sep
The traditional rice wine of the Mising community of Assam, apong is now a premium bottled drink
Japan has sake, Korea has makgeolli. India has Ti:Po, Po:Ro Apong. The traditional rice wine [...]
Aug
Demanding remunerative prices for Virginia tobacco, hundreds of farmers blocked national
Consequently, several vehicles were stranded for kilometres along the highway. Demanding remunerative prices for Virginia [...]
Aug
A brainchild of the district’s Superintendent of Police, Pritpal Kaur, the initiative aims to provide
The Phek district police in Nagaland have launched ‘Project Revive’ to improve the lives of [...]
Aug
The new policy is aimed at self reliance in urea production, a sector which is dependent on imports
Because of El Niño and complaints of over-use of chemical fertilisers such as urea, the [...]
Aug
Scattered rains renew farmers’ hope for a better yield in Yadgir district
Yadgir district, which had registered a deficit rainfall, has got some hopes back for a [...]
Jul
Don’t cultivate paddy this kharif, Andhra Pradesh tells Krishna delta farmers amid
The Andhra Pradesh government has appealed to farmers in the Krishna delta not to take [...]
Jul
Kuppam: a granite quarry hub, now emerging as a peacock paradise
Before the heavy machinery grinds in the granite hub of Kuppam in Chittoor district, a [...]
Jul
Farmers told to adopt alternative methods to counter climate change
Farmers need to adopt alternative and resilient farming methods to effectively counter the adverse impacts [...]
Jul
No shortage of fertilisers in NTR district, says Collector
There is no dearth of urea or other chemical fertilisers in the district, and those [...]
Jul