With no funds coming under the Intensive Cotton Development Programme and a Centre-state blame-game on in full swing, cotton farmers in Punjab are again left on their own to struggle against their fate and pests

As rubber trees replace coconut plantations and labour becomes scarce in Kerala, neighbouring states, particularly Tamil Nadu, look set to reap benefits of the crop better

Unprecedented prices to ensure Punjab farmers junk paddy, embrace cotton in coming season

Pineapple farmers are in expansion mode in Kerala.

The Bt gene gave cotton farmers freedom from bollworm. Now the weedicide-resistant gene is likely to relieve them of weeds as well.

With American cotton dominating India''s white fields for long, agriculturists are now set to cultivate desi varieties.

Maoists in Orissa tonight extended by 48 hours the government''s deadline for meeting their demands to secure the release of Malkangiri Collector.

A lone farmer rids a vast 200 acres of farm land of all pests with the use of ancient Indian science of Ayurveda.

Even as India and Pakistan deliberate on a 'corridor'' for Sikh pilgrims to pay obeisance at Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.

Experts say that even if the weather turns unfavourable, the state may lose only 1 to 1.5 per cent of the crop and still be the highest wheat producing state this year

Five years ago, the AP court had ordered a cut in prices of cottonseeds from Rs 1,600 to Rs 650 per bag. Other states had followed suit

While sowing of paddy will begin around June 10, cotton sowing started around April 15

As Nitish takes a tough stand against MNCs planning to sell Bt maize after selling hybrid corn seeds, farmers of Bihar''s Kosi region are a confused lot

ICAR''s Krishi Vigyan Kendras are helping farmers of Vidarbha region''s Gondia district turn lac cultivation into a profitable venture

As the Coconut Development Board shifts its focus from Kerala to Assam, the state aspires to lead the country in commercial cultivation of coconuts.

Kinnows a citrus fruit considered a half-brother of orange are set to be costlier this season with Punjab staring at a poor yield of the fruit.

Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, is looking at partnering with farmers and absorbent cotton manufacturers to promote organic desi cotton as raw material

The potato seeds, said scientists, will reduce J-K''s dependence on other states.

Central Institute for Cotton Research has come up with high-density plantation system for Maharashtra and MP

The air is cool and dry in the hills of Himachal Pradesh.

Punjab''s Citrus Estates help small farmers earn big by providing latest machinery and technical expertise

BARC technology to considerably increase shelf life of the highly perishable fruit

Over 12 years after a devastating cyclone claimed its coconut forest, horticulture dept programme aims to make Orissa one of the top three states in terms of coconut productivity and area under plantation

With farm workers abandoning the climbing job, Coconut Development Board has launched a trained army of climbers, calling them 'friends of coconut tree''

To be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 76 lakh in about 2,056 square metres of land, the greenhouse is expected to be completed by July this year.

Having formed a help society to start group farming and bring down costs, farmers in Punjab''s Ferozepur villages now want to process and sell their farm produces

Traditionally a hub of wheat and paddy crops, the state is now exporting baby corn to the UK and other European countries in a big way

Farmers are using innovative trench technique to grow the European vegetable they call 'jugni'', and are earning a good profit; none of them aware of its real name

Inflammable pine needles that caused forest fires are now being used as bio fuel, giving Himachal Pradesh villages a source of income

Govt efforts get a boost with NABARD deciding to increase credit for dairy sector

Area under contract farming heads downward as govt looks at new policy for diversification

A projected honey output over 500 tonnes, 7,500 beekeepers and growing, with 29,850 bee colonies between them. Beekeeping has been catching on in Jammu and Kashmir

Churah valley, site of a flower revolution, aims to diversify to exotic roses

Madhya Pradesh farmers fare better after picking up tricks of the trade from Punjabi settlers

Weightiest boll comes up by accident, gene source for strongest fibre by design, both at Nagpur''s cotton research institute

MP farmers rarely use chemicals but few manage the organic farming certificate to market their produce better

Madhya Pradesh looks to procure more wheat than never before, draws in farmers with bonuses.

Genome sequence drafted, scientists on evolution trail

How a family turned waterlogging from bane to boon by cultivating fish rather than paddy

State govt remains opposed as ever but it''s Bt that thrives on cotton fields

Injudicious use telling on soil, crops and public health, Punjab pushes alternatives. There have been few takers.

The existing facilities are usually used up for high-grade apples to preserve their quality and taste.

Private purchase at low rates jumps, says Mandi Board.

The Norton 360 suite includes device protection from viruses and internet security, access to secure virtual private network (VPN), cloud storage for backup, password manager and parental controls

Rome, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Italy's new European Union Commissioner will concentrate on businesses and on employment, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini vowed on Tuesday.

The Karnataka Congress suspended its senior legislator from Bengaluru R. Roshan Baig for anti-party activities, a party official said late Tuesday.

The super sleuth who interrogated India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime.

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.

England skipper Eoin Morgan was in beast mode against Afghanistan as he scored the fourth fastest World Cup century during his side's emphatic 150-run win at the Old Trafford.