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New Orchid Species Discovered in Sikkim

A newly discovered orchid species, Gastrodia indica, was found in Fambonglho Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim, India, by botanist Madhusudan Khanal. This orchid is notable because it does not...

August 17, 2024

New Plant Species Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh Sanctuary

Researchers from the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have identified a new plant species, Phlogacanthus sudhansusekharii, in the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. This find brings attention to...

July 22, 2024

Nagaland Wins Best State in Horticulture Award 2024

Nagaland won the “Best State in Horticulture Award 2024” at the Agriculture Leadership Awards, which shows how clever its horticulture projects are. Minister Salhoutuonuo Kruse took the award...

July 14, 2024

NABARD Launches Rs 750 Crore Agri-SURE Fund for Startups

The “Agri-SURE” fund was created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) because agriculture needs new and long-lasting ways to grow right away. The project...

July 13, 2024

India-Taiwan Agreement Boosts Organic Product Trade

The India-Taiwan Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for Organic Products will go into action on July 8, 2024. It is a plan to boost trade between India and Taiwan...

July 12, 2024

What is ‘Senna spectabilis’?

Environmental groups in Wayanad have asked the Forest Department to be more clear about their plan to get rid of Senna spectabilis from the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. It...

July 4, 2024

Denmark Imposes the World’s First Carbon Tax on Livestock Emissions

In a historic move, Denmark’s coalition government approved a plan to put in place the world’s first carbon emissions tax that targets farms. This is a big step...

June 29, 2024

Haryana Removes Age Cap on Farmer Aid Scheme

The government of Haryana recently made a major change to the “Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojana,” a program that helps farmers and farm workers get...

June 7, 2024

Caterpillars Sense Electric Fields to Detect Predators

British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae,...

May 28, 2024

National Cooperative Database

Union Home Minister and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Cooperative Database and released the ‘National Cooperative Database 2023: A Report’ in New Delhi on March 8,...

March 11, 2024

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