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Photos: Iraqi truffle hunters brave weather & land mines for desert harvest
PUBLISHED ON MAR 18, 2021 03:53 PM IST
Crops' chance to shine in 'Grow' project by artist Roosegaarde
Reuters |
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 01:12 PM IST
The installation pairing the plants' natural beauty with the futuristic LED show is part of "Grow", artist Daan Roosegaarde's latest project intended as an homage to farmers and to inspire them to experiment with artificial light in outdoor farming.
Salman Khan enjoys farm life, shares video of planting rice saplings in ankle-deep water. Watch
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Entertainment Desk
UPDATED ON JUL 21, 2020 08:16 AM IST
Salman Khan shared a fresh video of his team and him planting rice saplings in his farm in Panvel. Watch it here.
Can smart farming help India?
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HTC
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2019 04:31 PM IST
Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, but the industry currently needs more support than any other. Can technology be the answer?
Farming in 20% of districts in India threatened by climate change
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Zia Haq
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2018 07:56 AM IST
The effects of climate change on India’s agriculture, which employs half the population and accounts for 17% of the country’s economic output, are no longer about distant projections. The latest research, cited by the ICAR study, shows the impact of climate change will be increasingly felt , as demonstrated by extreme weather events.
Risk management is the way forward for farming
By Nachiket Mor
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2018 11:53 AM IST
If agriculturalists can benefit from price and yield variations, they will be able to build long-term resilience
Government finalises liberal farm policy to boost agricultural exports
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Zia Haq
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2018 07:19 AM IST
Processed food items and organic produce would be totally deregulated and made freely exportable under the framework, an official said requesting anonymity.
Chant mantra, adopt cosmic farming for better yield: Goa minister’s advice to farmers
Panaji | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2018 08:37 AM IST
Goa agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai said that the state’s paddy yield would increase if its farmers chanted vedic mantra in their fields and adopted “cosmic farming” techniques.
41.5 acre increase in area under fish cultivation in Patiala district
Hindustan Times, Patiala | By Sunil Rahar
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2018 03:38 PM IST
Under the Tandarust Punjab mission, the state government aims at providing best quality fish for consumption.
PM’s crop insurance plan gets hi-tech helping hand, app to assess crop loss
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Zia Haq
UPDATED ON MAY 05, 2018 11:06 PM IST
For a transparent estimation of crop losses, the agriculture ministry has developed an android app and harnessed satellite technologies, such as remote sensing.