Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan's research as a plant geneticist addressed the issue of food insecurity and helped small farmers augment their income by enhancing productivity. IMAGE: In his......
M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is at the centre of controversy over alleged irregularities in competitive exams conducted by it. Amid the raging row over the recently conducted NEET-UG and......
The committee on minimum support price formed four sub-groups on mandated topics, including making 'MSP more effective and transparent' in its first meeting on Monday but Samyukta Kisan Morcha......
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice......
A television channel devoted to the agriculture sector would be launched before October 2 this year, Union Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh said.Speaking at Indian Council of Agriculture Research......
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Friday said that the 0.2 percentage point increase in food inflation is 'temporary' as there is no rising trend in food prices. The annual food inflation......
Scientists are hoping that the prime minister, who often talks about the importance of science and technology, will respond positively to their prudent pleas on genetically-modified crops, notes......
Y V Reddy, (see left) the chairman of the 14th Finance Commission is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1964 batch. He is best known for his tenure as the 21st governor of the......
'India is no longer the India of the '70s and the '80s.''It's a large country with the fastest growing economy.''In working with India, you just can't go and humiliate the nation publicly.' USIBC......
Eat 'Kadaknath', not grilled chicken: MP agri centre to Kohli IMAGE: Kohli had said he prefers grilled chicken and mashed potatoes for lunch. Photograph: Virat Kohli/Twitter The head of an agri......