By Diti Bajpai
By Deepak Acharya
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
Discussions pertaining to the heart and heart-related ailments without the mention of garlic and Arjuna are inadequate. The two are said to be the heart’s true companions. Whether it is a remote village of India or some tribal region, learned people always talk first of garlic and Arjuna as a cure for various heart ailments
By Arvind Shukla
Researchers from University of Washington have reported that in the coming days, due to increasing temperature, crops will be highly susceptible to insects and diseases. Scientists fear that increasing temperature will enhance resistive power of insects. In other words, insecticides will become ineffective
Researchers from University of Washington have reported that in the coming days, due to increasing temperature, crops will be highly susceptible to insects and diseases. Scientists fear that increasing temperature will enhance resistive power of insects. In other words, insecticides will become ineffective
By Ramji Mishra
From stray cattle, pest attacks, to rising incidence of heatwaves, farmers are increasingly facing risks in the agriculture sector. To help minimise the losses and boost farmers' incomes, agricultural scientists from CSIR-CIMAP and the farm science centre at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh held a workshop on cultivation of medicinal and aromatic crops.
From stray cattle, pest attacks, to rising incidence of heatwaves, farmers are increasingly facing risks in the agriculture sector. To help minimise the losses and boost farmers' incomes, agricultural scientists from CSIR-CIMAP and the farm science centre at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh held a workshop on cultivation of medicinal and aromatic crops.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.
The development of a new variety of chilli, Kashi Sindoori, by the scientists of ICAR-IVVR in Varanasi raises the hopes of thousands of chilly farmers in Uttar Pradesh. The pigment from the Kashi Sindoori chilli can be used as a natural colouring agent in the cosmetic industry.