Madhya Pradesh Horticulture and Food-Processing Minister Kusum Mehdele has triggered a row with her remarks on farmer suicides in the state. Talking to media persons in Raipur, she said: "If......
Three days after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shot down a move to serve eggs at anganwadis, his cabinet colleague Kusum Mehdale has urged people to add fish to their......
A senior Madhya Pradesh minister has sought a law that allows people to domesticate or keep big cats like lions and tigers as pets, for their conservation. Animal Husbandry,......
8 out of 10 households are planning to cut their tomato consumption if prices stay in the Rs 75-150 kg range over the next three months. IMAGE: A vendor arranges tomatoes on a cart at a roadside......
'William Mustoe, the director of horticulture during British rule, named the Presidential Palace garden after the Mughals.' 'He simply kept the name because it was made on the pattern of a Mughal......
Most farmers depend on rainwater for farming; depleting groundwater has exacerbated the matters. Image: Monsoon 2015 marks a period when India suffered back-to-back droughts, a phenomenon which......
The varieties will take at least 4 to 5 years to reach farmers after they complete the usual cycle of breeder, foundation and certified seeds. Kindly note the image has only been published for......
Tomato prices have been on the boil for more than a month. Data from major cities show that the spike has been between 125 and 150 per cent at the wholesale level. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters......
Untimely rains during March have caused damage to rabi crops and may result in lower yields, a report said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Between March 1 and 21, cumulative......
Tomato prices in retail markets of metro cities have shot up to Rs 72 per kilogram on tight supply due to unseasonal rains in key producing states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Among the......