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  • SA ‘will solve mining challenges’

    The South African government is determined to resolve the challenges currently facing the country’s mining sector, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe told a high-profile gathering of UK government and industry representatives in London on Tuesday. South Africa’s mining industry has been hit by a spate of industrial action since last year, leading to a drop in […]

    Onion wholesale prices down Rs 5/kg; retail rates still high

    Wholesale prices of onion on Tuesday declined by Rs. 5 at Rs. 40-45 per kg, although retail rates continued to rule at the uncomfortable level of Rs. 60-70 a kilo. Arrival of new crop of the kitchen staple from Karnataka and increase in imports led to the fall in prices. Around 600 tonne onion is […]

    Agriculture Minister hopes record foodgrain production in 2013-14

    Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is hopeful of record foodgrain production in 2013-14 on good monsoon. Pawar was speaking at Rabi conference in New Delhi. The agriculture minister has also advocated GM crops for fulfilling the production needs. The country’s overall kharif production is estimated to rise marginally to 129.32 million tonnes this year. The country’s […]

    TAFE wins Agriculture Leadership Award

    New Delhi : Tractor major TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited), the third largest tractor and farm-machinery manufacturer in the world and the second largest in India, was presented the much-coveted Agriculture Leadership Award, at the Agriculture Leadership Summit 2013, organized by the national agriculture magazine Agriculture Today at New Delhi. Mr. T. R. Kesavan, […]

    Over one thousand 33 lakh hectares of land covered under cultivation of kharif crops

    Over one thousand 33 lakh hectares of land have been covered under the cultivation of kharif crops in various parts of the country till 13th of this month. The Agriculture Ministry in its data said that sown area is over 54 lakh hectares more than the areas covered during the same period of last year. […]

    PM promises help to states for improving agri production

    Flagging the challenge of raising foodgrain production, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised all assistance to states for improving agricultural growth. “It’s a challenging job to increase production of foodgrains and other crops for the growing population of the country, especially, because agriculture is still dependent on monsoon in large parts of the country,” he said, […]

    Suniel Shetty continues to be brand ambassador for Insecticides (India) Ltd.

    New Delhi :  India’s leading agro chemical manufacturing company Insecticides (India) Ltd. has decided to continue its fruitful association with Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty as it works to expand its production capacity as well as reach in the length and breadth of the country. The company, that is one of the fast growing agro chemicals […]

    Explore The Land of The ‘THE JUNGLE BOOK’

    Remember Mowgli, the pint-sized ‘Man-Child’ or Bagheera, the Black Panther? And who can forget the inimitable Sher Khan, the villain of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book. Teaming with exotic wildlife, Pench National Park is the land that inspired Kipling to visualize his most famous work. The Jungle Book and its character ‘Mowgli’ is based on Pench […]

    Dalmia Bharat and NABARD come together for Watershed Development

    Chennai : Under the Government’s Participatory Integrated Watershed Development project, Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited (DCBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) today. Signatories for the MoU were Mrs. Lalitha Venkatesan, Chief General Manager,NABARD and Mr. Vipin Agarwal, CEO – South, Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd […]

    Indian explorers to spread awareness on climate change

    Two Indian explorers will set out on a 35,000-km overland journey later this month in public transport from the shore of Arctic Ocean to the Antarctic to spread awareness on climate change across the world. The expedition named ‘Pangea One World’ will be undertaken by Akhil Bakshi along with his doctor friend Rajendra Jain and […]