Sunday 26 August 2012

A Planning Commission committee has called for pooling of farm land for landless and woman farmers - Booking a meal for tomorrow
Currently, potato prices are quoted at Rs.1,200-2,800 a quintal across India. West Bengal and Uttarkhand, where the current harvest is on, are the only states that have registered a decline in prices since July, compared to 4-22% rise in other states - West Bengal to allow inter-state transfer of potato after October
Science and Technology : Device can help cut down power consumption - Technopark firm develops high-end solar-powered inverter
Agriculture : Not only buds, but leaves too are under attack by another pest, Spodoptera: farm expert.‘It could be due to crop developing resistance to bollworm or problem with seed quality’ - Crop attacked by bollworm at the crucial flowering stage