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Research advances understanding of how bacteria benefit plant growth
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Plants create alliances with bacteria in the soil in which they thrive. Legumes, for example, benefit from a symbiotic relationship with microorganisms that live in nodules in their roots and "fix" nitrogen in the atmosphere to make it available for the legumes' growth. But are microorganism
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Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.
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UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment to address challenges to trans
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, will attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome on July 24-26.
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Israel: President Herzog and US VP Harris announce USD 70 Million initiati
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The two countries will invest a shared USD 70 million over five years to promote climate resilience solutions. Both are already world leaders in the development of smart, hi-tech agriculture. The sides said that this joint initiative will strengthen the existing cooperation between the two c
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Balanced, safe, nutritious food is preventive care; ensures health and wel
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The union minister inaugurated the event in the presence of the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Narendra Tomar and special guest Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Government of Nepal, Bedu Ram Bhusal, here on Thursday.
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Israel, US unveil climate union
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahead of a one-on-one meeting on July 19 at the White House, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and US Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new climate technology partnership, which will draw up to USD 70 million of US and Israeli investments to support climate-healthy agriculture and use new
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"Oppn will not be able to fight against NDA": Assam Minister Atul Bora
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party's ally party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president and Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Tuesday said that the opposition will not be able to fight against NDA in the next year's Lok Sabha polls.
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Godrej Agrovet gets 47,000-acre land from Telangana govt for oil palm plan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Allocated by Telangana’s Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (Horticulture and Sericulture), the allotted area will be utilized by the company to expand cultivation of oil palm and set up processing units.
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Assam: Flood-like situation persists in several areas; Agriculture Ministe
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora took stock of the flood situation in the Bokakhat area of Golaghat district in the state on Monday.
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Reseal Market Research and Film Company hosts Maharashtra Business Icon Aw
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Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 17: The Reseal Market Research and Film Company (reseal.in), a decade-old company specialising in research, branding, media, and films and the preferred researcher for many leading companies in the country, conferred the Maharashtra Business Icon Awards
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UNDP India partners with Absolute to further sustainable agriculture pract
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Absolute®️, a leading bioscience company, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the government of India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) and enhance the resilience of t
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research celebrates 95th foundation day, di
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.
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