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......
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......
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......
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......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first-ever in-person meeting with President Joe Biden raised a number of issues involving the Indian community in America, including access for Indian......
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......
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested widening the ambit of Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (REGS), which primarily caters to manual labour, to include knowledge-based employment. "We......
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......
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......