Agriculture
Permafrost melt threatens 'Doomsaday' seed Vault in Norway
22 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a gene bank built underground on the isolated island in a permafrost zone some 1,000 km from the North Pole, was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other seed banks
Permafrost melt threatens 'Doomsaday' seed Vault in Norway
22 May 2017
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a gene bank built underground on the isolated island in a permafrost zone some 1,000 km from the North Pole, was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other seed banks
Green body protests GEAC nod for GM mustard
13 May 2017
Green body protests GEAC nod for GM mustard
13 May 2017
IMD sees decent monsoon, counters Skynet’s downbeat forecast
19 Apr 2017
A normal monsoon is vital for the economy as a lot of sectors are dependent on it; the equity market is hoping for an overall consumption revival, which benefits sectors like banking, FMCG, auto, consumer durables, building materials, etc
‘Doomsday’ seed vault in Arctic gets 50,000 new samples
24 Feb 2017
Some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world have been deposited in the world's largest repository on an Arctic island built to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out global food crops