Last Updated: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 19:36
Despite regular raids by the police, illegal cultivation of ganja (cannabis) has been on rise in Orissa over the years, official sources said.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 13:54
With an investment of Rs 372.18 crore, the Jammu and Kashmir government has succeeded for approving ambitious National Mission for the rejuvenation of saffron cultivation in the state.
Last Updated: Monday, September 13, 2010, 19:01
Scientists have successfully used genetic modification (GM) to improve the salt tolerance of rice, often grown on salty soil.
Last Updated: Friday, June 25, 2010, 18:03
Satellite imagery has been used to identify illicit poppy cultivation in West Bengal, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials said here on Friday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 18:59
The government on Wednesday said there are no indications that suggests Naxals in Chhattisgarh are forcing the people to cultivate marijuana and opium to earn money.
Last Updated: Friday, February 12, 2010, 12:26
The UN drug and crime division has in a new report found that Afghanistan`s opium cultivation has stabilised and its production could decline this year.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 18:43
An association of biotechnology scientists on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to approve Bt Brinjal for commercial cultivation `without further delay for the benefit of Indian farmers and consumers.`
Last Updated: Monday, December 14, 2009, 12:02
Ethnic groups in northeastern Myanmar have stepped up opium cultivation to buy weapons to defend themselves against possible attacks by the country`s military, a United Nations report said on Monday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 18:51
At least 40 per cent of the wet rice cultivation areas in Mizoram have been affected by the long spell of drought this year and 1,990 families failed to till their lands due to late advent of monsoon.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 11:51
Scientists have developed a variety of super healthy Chinese fruit, the Red Bayberry, that can grow in subtropical regions worldwide.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 15:34
Opium production in Afghanistan has fallen for a second year running with poppy cultivation down 22 percent and prices among the lowest in a decade, a UN report said Wednesday.
Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2009, 15:47
Over 1100 acres of land abandoned in strife-torn Jaffna peninsula will be developed by the Sri Lankan government under a cultivation programme by giving huge subsidies to the farmers.
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