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Lemongrass, mushroom cultivation changing lives in Bihar's Gaya
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The women of the Naxal area of Bihar's Gaya are becoming self-sufficient by cultivating lemongrass and mushroom. Earlier, where opium was cultivated on barren land, now lemongrass crops are flourishing.
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UN seeks Cranfield University's help to develop AI to monitor Afghanistan'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Under the research program, the researcher will use AI to interpret satellite imagery which will help them trace where in Afghanistan, crops are being used for drug production.
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Agriplast Protected Cultivation aims to bring The Clean Food Revolution to
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 12 (ANI/PNN): India is one of the world's largest agrarian economies. A large chunk of the country's population earns its living through agriculture and related sectors. However, India is yet to witness a holistic Clean Food Revolution.
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Cabinet okays national level multi-state seed cooperative society
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved to set up and promote a national-level multi-state seed cooperative society which will help to increase the Seed Replacement Rate (SRR), and Varietal Replacement Rate (VRR), ensuring the role of farmers in quality seed cultivation and seed variety trials,
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Joint security team destroys large-scale opium cultivation in Manipur's No
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A joint team of Assam Rifles, state police and forest department have destroyed four lakh Opium Poppy plants which were planted in four hectares of forest land in Manipur's Noney district, the forces said on Tuesday.
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Winter tolerance in rice dependent on codon patterns: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study published in the journal 'Science Advances' has revealed a novel cold domesticated repair mechanism for DNA damage in rice, as well as corresponding elite modules for the improvement of the chilling tolerance trait in rice with codon repeats at a single site.
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Chhattisgarh CM celebrates traditional 'Cherchera' festival in Raipur
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The traditional Cherchera festival is celebrated on the full moon night of 'Paush' Hindu calendar month in the happiness of taking the crops to their homes after cultivation. According to mythological belief, on this day Lord Shankar begged from Mata Annapurna, so people used to donate green
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Rs 42 crore project set to revolutionize mushroom cultivation in Jammu and
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Agricultural diversification is key to reducing the risk in farming activities and the J&K Government is constantly employing the latest technological interventions to diversify the agriculture sector across Jammu and Kashmir.
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Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan banned since the Emirate's establishment:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Nafi Takor, the spokesman for the ministry, said that preventing the cultivation of poppy is part of the ministry's counter-narcotics campaign.
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Self-reliance in edible oils need of hour, GM mustard to pave way
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India is the world's second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer, and it meets around 60 per cent of its need through imports. With the formal approval of GM mustard for mass-scale cultivation in India, it is expected to reduce dependence on imported edible oils.
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Sustainable Hydroponic Farm inaugurated at IIHM Delhi campus
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) is leading the sustainability movement with unique initiatives on its own campuses. IIHM Delhi inaugurated its first Hydroponic Farm on campus on 14th December 2022 promoting sustainable c
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India raises concern over poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations at
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
India on Tuesday (local time) raised concerns over Opium poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations and erosion of human rights at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
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