According to experts, cultivation of rice crops-summer rice or sathi and the monsoon rice- has aggravated the groundwater depletion. In a desperate move to arrest the falling water table, the State Electricity Board restricted power supply to the farmers. However, unlike paddy, these crops don't enjoy support prices. Experts say the crops, if sowed late, consume less water, eventually helping in saving groundwater. Last year, the state recorded 1.86 per cent growth in farming. Due to the...

The three pigs, all now living in experimental farmyards, are among the genetically engineered animals whose meat might one day turn up on American dinner plates. And this little piggy makes fatty acids normally found in fish, so that eating its bacon might actually be good for you. Only now, though, do federal officials seem to be getting serious about drafting rules that would determine whether and how such meat, milk and filets can safely enter the nation s food supply. The companies we...

Chennai Online News Service - View News. Hyderabad, July 31: Calling for urgent measures to make farming a viable proposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Andhra Pradesh government to prepare decentralised district-wise plans to increase agricultural production and bridge the regional gaps in yields and productivity. Hyderabad, July 31: Calling for urgent measures to make farming a viable proposition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the Andhra Pradesh government...

The cellulosic ethanol plant will be owned and operated by FPL Energy and is expected to produce four million gallons of ethanol per year -- about one percent of Florida s annual gasoline consumption. The recent interest in corn-to-ethanol production also has created concern about increasing food costs. Citrus Energy s mission is to develop fuel ethanol that minimizes environmental impact and cost by using citrus waste and other biomass. O Sullivan said the new plant would utilize Florida...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Cinema part of city's transformation It's showtime in Claremont By Will Bigham, Staff Writer Article Launched:07/27/2007 11:52:03 PM PDT CLAREMONT - The transformation from industrial wasteland to posh playground is nearly complete. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Cinema part of city's transformation It's showtime in Claremont By Will Bigham, Staff Writer Article Launched:07/27/2007 11:52:03 PM PDT CLAREMONT - The transformation from...