'They are totally disconnected with farm activities which their families have been involved in for years.' IMAGE: Labourers plant paddy saplings in a farm at a village on the outskirts of......
A woman scientist working in a leading research institute in Hyderabad has alleged sexual harassment by a senior colleague at workplace and slapped a legal notice on the management. Durga (name......
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was conspicuously absent during the reception of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport in Hyderabad on Saturday. IMAGE: Prime......
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) will continue to maintain its headquarters at Patancheru in India, while enhancing its research activities and impact......
India's biofuel sector witnessed another boost this week with Praj Industries, the Pune-based biofuel technology company, joining an Icrisat-backed consortium to promote ethanol production from......
India, the world's largest importer of pulses, can become self-sufficient in production of this agricultural commodity in the next 3-5 years through the use of quality seed varieties and supportive......
India is paying a heavy cost by not adopting the genetically modified crops in a big way and the farmers should be given opportunity to reap benefits of the technology like in case of BT cotton,......
A newly-developed scientific strategy may finally end the woes of farmers by averting the possibility of lower crop production or even crop failure and higher food prices in the event of delay in......