Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria has expressed his concern regarding excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides for higher yields in the state’s agricultural sector which has emerged as a significant factor contributing to cancer spread in the region. Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria at the cancer care camp at Deon village in Bathinda on Friday. Addressing an event on the …
The Punjab Agricultural University in collaboration with the Indian Ecological Society will organise an international conference on “Transforming Agrifood Systems in the Face of Climate Changes and Energy Transitions.” The workshop will begin on November 12 and conclude on November 15. At the conference, the scientists from international organisations will discuss the pressing issues of climate change and its impact …
Chennai: Assuming that it would be a normal and well-distributed monsoon next year, agri GVA is likely to grow by 3.4 per cent against 1 per cent this year. ICRA estimates the agri-GVA growth to slide to 1 per cent in FY2024 from 4 per cent in FY2023, amid weak estimates for kharif crop output and mixed trends for rabi …
