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Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of soil, which is determined by the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in the soil. The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, with pH 7 being neutral. A...

‘Apple Cluster’ for J&K’s Shopian district gets approval from the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry. It will be operated under the Cluster Development Programme. The decision with respect to the same was taken during a daylong conference on...

Vaccine against the deadly American Foulbrood disease caused by bacterium Paenibacillus larvae in honey bees got approved by USDA. This is the world’s 1st vaccine (availability expected from this year) and will be supplied to commercial beekeepers in the...

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), also known as the Pusa Institute, in collaboration with Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior and ICRISAT, Patancheru Hyderabad has developed 'Pusa JG 16', a...

Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated India's first virtual e-learning platform for drone skills and training at the Chennai manufacturing facility of Indian drone-based startup Garuda Aerospace. It aims at the empowerment and mobilisation of Indian farmers across the nation...

“No evidence that GM cotton cultivation is declining honey production”- stated by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology in reply to the question in the Rajya Sabha. It has been observed in the...

Dharti Agro Chemicals launched 1st Genetic Male Sterility (GMS) based cowpea (Lobia) hybrids and three cowpea hybrids namely.  Bubble Sherly  Poorvaja They have given remarkable results to the farmers with 10 percent heterosis in the regular Kharif season and up...

According to the information given by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in his written reply in the Rajya Sabha, resistant varieties of various crops to withstand climatic stress have been developed by...

Climate change impact studies conducted by ICAR institutes under National Innovation in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) include vulnerability assessment of wetland fisheries in various states. Climate campaigns and awareness programs are being implemented to increase fishermen's preparedness and adaptive...

Tomato is an important vegetable crop in India, both for domestic consumption and for export. India is the world's second-largest producer of tomatoes, after China, with a production of over 20.34 million metric tonnes in the year 2022. However,...