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Science writer RD Sharma passes away
Times of India
He got the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) award for excellence in agricultural journalism in 2004. Registered as 'A' grade scriptwriter in the Film Division, Sharma had edited about 200 books and scripted, anchored, directed and ...

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Developmental Programmes Needed to Address Climate Change issues: Harish Rawat
Press Information Bureau (press release)
This was stated by Shri Harish Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture, Food Processing Industries and Parliamentary Affairs in his inaugural address at International Conference on Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Public Leadership which ...

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'Climate change posing major agri challenge'
Times of India
AKOLA: The 26th convocation of Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola, was held at the local university ground on Monday morning with Dr Arvind Kumar, deputy director general (education) Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) New ...

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Ministry wars may clip quail farmers' wings
Times of India
While a clutch of institutions under the agriculture ministry were aggressively promoting rearing of Japanese quails, the Union ministry of environment and forests has banned killing of the bird. Though justice V Dhanapalan of Madras high court granted ...

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Business Standard
Surinder Sud The foot-and-mouth scourge
Business Standard
The animal husbandry wing of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) feels that by 2018, northern states can hope to be free of this malaise and the southern peninsula will move a step closer to achieving that status.

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Agro forestry can play vital role in food security
Times of India
The event was sponsored by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), ICAR and National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development. Dr KR Dhiman, vice-chancellor, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan (Himachal ...

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Onion exports pick up after MEP cut, growers want it at zero
Economic Times
RP Gupta, Director of the National Horticultural Research Development Foundation (NHRDF), an arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), echoed similar views. He said the international price of onion is also in the range of USD 150 a ...

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491 CSA students awarded degrees
Times of India
KANPUR: The 13th convocation ceremony of Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology was held at the campus on Friday. A total of 40 medals including 11 Chancellor gold medals, 11 university silver medals, 11 bronze medals and seven ...

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Over 6200 poultry culled after fresh flu in Tripura
TwoCircles.net
Samples of sick poultry birds from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) farm were found to contain H5 strain of avian influenza virus last week. "The samples have been tested and found positive by the High Security Animal Disease ...

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Opportunities Galore for India's Biotech Industry
Express Pharma
“Public funded R&D schemes are available from the Ministries of Commerce and Industries, Health and Family Welfare and Agriculture. The life sciences and biotech industries are based on multi-disciplinary science applications and thus have resulted in ...

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Mitraniketan: Bringing In The Essence Of Life Into Education
Yentha
Krishi Vigyan Kendra was formed by the Indian Council for Agriculture and Research (ICAR) for the implementation of the technological advancements made in farming methods into rural villages. Every district in the state has a Krishi Vigyan Kendra each.