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  • Gujarat braces for Cyclone Nilofar

    Gujarat state administration is preparing to face ‘Cyclone Nilofar’, which has developed in the Arabian Sea and is likely to move towards the state’s coast, Gujarat meteorological department on Sunday said. The MeT department today issued a warning here asking port authorities to hoist distant warning signals. “The cyclonic storm has developed in the Arabian […]

    INSAT-3D helped in tracking Cyclone Hudhud accurately: IMD

    Images from INSAT-3D, which became operational in January this year, played an important role while tracking Cyclone Hudhud which hit the east coast of India on 12th October, according to Indian Meteorological Department. “This was for the first time that all the “products” of INSAT-3D satellite were fully utilised with the development of new products […]

    Krishi Naturals: Initiating Green Revolution with a difference

    Ahmedabad:  Increasing awareness among consumers of the health benefits, coupled with rising disposable incomes, is making organic vegetables and fruits the preferred choice across many Indian kitchens. Organic products, which until now were mainly being exported, are now finding more consumers in the domestic market. Although health is the key reason for the surge in […]

    Nagaland turning into ‘Falcon capital’

    With the hunters of migratory Amur Falcon birds turning into protectors, Nagaland has become the “Falcon capital” of the world, officials said on Tuesday. “Against the general perception of Naga people being compulsive hunters, the success of Amur Falcon conservation has put Nagaland on the global map; and the sheer number of the Amur Falcon […]

    Hero Motocorp Rides Into A Greener Tomorrow With “Garden Factory”

    Hero Motocorp Rides Into A Greener Tomorrow With “Garden Factory” “It is a momentous occasion for us as we synergise environment and cutting-edge technology to unveil our fourth manufacturing unit, which is a garden of health and productivity, where we don’t only manufacture products but also nurture life. We believe in giving back to the […]

    Indian-born wheat scientist wins World Food Prize

    India-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been awarded with the World Food Prize 2014. He was given the award for his agricultural research that led to markable increase in world wheat production building on the successes of the Green Revolution. Accepting the award at the Iowa State University, Rajaram said that the award honours the […]

    New tool to predict impact of climate change

    Researchers have developed a new tool to overcome a major challenge of predicting how organisms may respond to climate change. “When climate changes, organisms have three choices: migrate, adapt, or go extinct,” said lead author Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Centre for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory. “We’re bringing the ability to quantify that […]

    The effects of growing rice in low water and high salt conditions

    Selangor, Malaysia  : Two papers in the latest issue of Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science investigates the effects of low water input, and high salt levels, on rice growth. Rice is a staple food across Asia, with both people and economies reliant on its successful harvest. One paper finds that low water input does […]

    BRI Partners with Jubilant Life Sciences to Bring XylamaxTM to the South Asia Poultry Market

    Noida : BioResource International, Inc. (BRI), a global biotechnology company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of high-performance, cost effective enzyme solutions for animal nutrition, has signed a marketing agreement with Jubilant Life Sciences, an integrated pharmaceutical and life sciences company, for marketing and distribution of selected feed enzyme products in South Asia. Jubilant, […]

    New Holland Fiat India signs MOU with Government of Madhya Pradesh for establishing new Agri training center

    Madhya Pradesh : New Holland Fiat India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of CNH Industrial, is a leading manufacturer & provider of advanced farm mechanization solutions with innovative products ranging from tractors to harvesting equipments. The company has a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant based at Greater Noida, since 1996. New Holland Fiat India offers a technologically superior […]