DARE to different Cotton Production year 2004-05 Spine gourd good for diabetes patients New varieties of millet released for dry land India Sri Lanka join hands in agriculture research ICAR signs pact on water management World Bank to fund $250-m farm plan Zero lillage yields rich pickings IGNOU to promote learning needs of researchers Green tech stages comeback in North India India and US boost up Harit Kranti Cattle care gets a leg-up New rice variety for late sowing developed Researchers to speed up 'golden rice' yield Joint Workforce by India and Israel Krishi Vigyan Kendras facilitate tech transfer from lab to land India, US sign pact to energise agri research ICAR calls for farm mechanisation policy Tobacco body looking for new avenues to improve yield CTRI files for purer solansol ICAR dishes up chapatti star wheat variety Stagnation in wheat yield rings alarm bells Yummy! Now whip it up with camel milk Basmati crying out for a Green Revolution Homespun Bt here at last ICAR identifies two hybrid potato varieties Country poised for bumper wheat production Bird flu threat takes a toll ICAR identifies seven new varieties of wheat for release ICAR approves cultivation of six genetic pulses 3 new varieties of forage crops identified for release CIFT designs aluminium fishing boats ICAR releases three new varieties of forage crops ICAR 'wheats' appetite, Super 7 ready for releases New wheat type for peninsular region 7 new varieties of wheat released ICAR to release new varieties of pulses (The Hindu) Increases sugar output: Pawar ICAR releases six new varieties of pulses (Tribune) India building defences against wheat epidemics Fearing stem rust Gajar Booti Need of the hour: Insects to control parthenium weed Eratic rain leaves farmers frowning India for ties with US varsities on agri research U.S. help in agri research sought Chip of the new block IIPR Develops 4 pulses varieties New Strategy to control parthenium A bug goes down to the root Lack of quarantine ckecks