Varanasi: The two-day training programme on advanced vegetable production and entrepreneurship development, organised for public representatives and farmers at the Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), concluded on Friday.A total of 65 participants, including 15 women, and gram pradhans from 8 villages, participated in the programme. During…
Guwahati: In a push for agricultural education and research in the northeast, the newly set up laboratories of agricultural sciences was inaugurated at the Assam Royal Global University (RGU).SK Bhalla, secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC), ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER), recently inaugurated the facility at an event that took place in the…
Pic for representational purpose Pune: The state animal husbandry department’s Institute of Veterinary Biological Products (IVBP) has started producing the goatpox vaccine for the first time to protect cattle against lumpy skin disease (LSD), which has killed thousands of animals across Maharashtra in recent years.Officials said in-house production will reduce costs, end dependence on private…
Prayagraj: Keeping in mind the conservation and promotion of endangered fish species, the regional centre of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), Prayagraj, released 5,000 fingerlings of Indian major carp fish – Catla, Rohu, and Mrigal – into the river Ganga on Friday. Indian Major Carps (IMC) are…
Patna: Agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha would launch the month-long ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ (save land campaign) on Monday to promote balanced fertilizer use and sustainable farming practices among farmers across the state.The statewide campaign, beginning on June 1 and concluding on June 30, will be launched at Krishi Bhavan in Patna. It is part of…
Buxar: In a major boost to agricultural research and crop protection in Bihar, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has approved the establishment of a voluntary centre under the All India Network Project on Vertebrate Pest Management at Veer Kunwar Singh Agricultural College, Dumraon. The approval was granted to Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), making…
Scientists Patent Herbal Coating Vadodara: Every year, India celebrates record harvests. Warehouses overflow with wheat, pulses and seeds, and procurement agencies speak of bumper production. Yet far away from the headlines on food security, another battle quietly unfolds inside storage bins, seed godowns and grain warehouses — a battle against insects, fungal infestation and time…
Jhansi: Experts, scientists and agricultural officers participated in the sixth Extension Council meeting of Banda University of Agriculture and Technology on Saturday.During the meeting, discussions were held on strengthening agricultural extension services and improving the outreach of modern farming technologies among farmers in the Bundelkhand region.The meeting was chaired online by the university’s vice-chancellor, Prof…
Times News NetworkKanpur: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur successfully organized a three-day Capacity Building Programme for Administrative and Finance Personnel under the aegis of the Staff Training Unit. The programme witnessed enthusiastic participation from 76 participants representing premier institutions across the country, including IITs, IIMs, IISERs, NITs, Central Universities, DIAT, NFSU, ICAR, and…
Lucknow: IIT Kanpur has successfully produced organic fertiliser using genetic engineering technology based on cow dung, cow urine and microbial research.This organic fertiliser will be 15 times more effective than traditional organic manure. Also, its nutritional capacity will be nearly five times higher, while the time required for its preparation will be reduced by up…
