by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 3, 2020 | Agriculture
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) released a census report of livestock population on October 16, 2019. The census data reveals that the livestock population in India has grown by 4.6 per cent from 512 million in 2012 to about 536 million in 2019...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 3, 2020 | Agriculture
A 2008-batch IAS officer who served as district collector between October 2014 and April 2017, and officials of the agriculture department, have transformed the farm economy of scores of villages in the rain-fed district of Osmanabad, Marathwada, Maharashtra. For his...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 3, 2020 | Agriculture
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-NDRI), Karnal, topped the list followed by ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (icar-iari), New Delhi, and G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T), Pantnagar, in the 2nd and 3rd slots...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jun 30, 2020 | Agriculture
Kanthallur, nestled in the Western Ghats, is a gram panchayat in Idukki district of Kerala. The pleasant climate and the picturesque landscapes, as well as its close proximity to Munnar, a major hill station, has transformed this village into a tourist destination....
by Spectrum | Jun 19, 2020 | Agriculture
According to a report in July 2019 by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, India’s dairy sector grew at a rate of 6.4 per cent annually in the last 4 years, against a global growth rate of 1.7 per cent in the same period. Now, the Indian...
by Spectrum | Jun 19, 2020 | Agriculture
From time immemorial, cultivators have been growing a variety of flora in water for its vast resource of minerals which are conducive for the growth of aquatic plants. The process has acquired a new meaning with the advent of commercial ‘aquaponics’, which uses the...
