India has made strides in promoting sustainable agriculture over the past decade. The focus on organic farming has intensified, with terms like zero-budget farming and chemical-free practices increasingly...
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) poses threat to cattle health and the dairy industry in India. The recent approval of Biolumpivaxin, a vaccine developed by Biovet, marks a very...
Recent developments have brought into light the potential for potash mining in Punjab and Rajasthan. The Punjab Mining Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal announced plans to explore potash reserves...
Recent reports indicate a severe outbreak of Ranikhet disease in poultry farms located in Barwala and Raipur Rani, Panchkula. Approximately 150,000 chickens have died in the past week....
In 2024, researchers from the ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) in Kozhikode discovered a new fungal disease affecting ginger crops in Kodagu, Karnataka. The disease, caused by...
Plant parasitic nematodes are becoming threat to agriculture in India. Recent discussions among over 100 agricultural scientists at a symposium in Goa brought into light the annual crop...
In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a five-year mission aimed at improving productivity and sustainability in cotton farming. A key focus of this initiative...
India’s agricultural landscape faces challenges due to declining reservoir levels. The Agriculture Ministry is monitoring the situation closely. Recent data indicates drop in water storage across the country....
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana was launched to combat the looming water crisis in India. Despite the initiative’s potential, Uttar Pradesh lags in micro-irrigation adoption. This method...
The Himachal Pradesh government has recently approved a pilot project for cannabis cultivation. This decision was made on January 24, 2025. The initiative aims to explore the agricultural,...
