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News in Detail  -  25 May 2007
Bhutan Ministry of Agriculture,ICAR, New Delhi. Chia, CL, Hamilton, RA & Evans, DO 1988. Mango. Commodity Fact Sheet MAN-3(A). Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service, CTAHR, University of

NEWS IN BRIEF  -  25 May 2007
Nagaland Post,The resource persons were Dr. AK Jha, scientist (Hort) and Dr. SS Rathore, scientist (Agro) from ICAR complex farming.

Michelin Names Clemson Research Facility After Edouard Michelin  -  May 24, 2007
Tire Review,The Edouard Michelin Research Laboratory is a complement to the Michelin Endowed Chair in Vehicular Electronic Systems Integration at CU-ICAR.

If you want a rich harvest  -  May 23, 2007
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),In order to enhance the agricultural output in terms of quality as well as in terms of quantity, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, ICAR established

ICAR pearl millet group meeting in ICRISAT  -  May 12, 2007
NewKerala.com,Hyderabad, May 12: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will hold its 42nd annual group meeting of the All India Coordinated Pearl Millet

ICAR pearl millet group meeting in ICRISAT  -  May 12, 2007
Siasat Daily,About 150 delegates from public and private sector will assemble at ICRISAT campus at Patancheru to review the research and development results achieved

Fisheries Institute to be shifted from Burla  -  May 20, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Sources said the ICAR had constituted a QRT to review the performance of CIFT, Kochi, and its sub-centres during the period 1986-1993.

Sikkim for organic farming  -  May 18, 2007
The Statesman,The minister also requested the ICAR to explore the possibility of value addition and product diversification to a large number of indigenous herbs and

Southwest monsoon sets in South Andaman sea  -  May 18, 2007
NewKerala.com,Meanwhile, quoting the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting(NCMRWF), Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR),

Pawar stresses need to invigorate productivity in farming  -  May 12, 2007
NewKerala.com,Presiding over the 78th Annual General Body meeting of the ICAR Society here, Mr Pawar urged upon the agricultural scientists to prove that the ‘kisan’ is a

Bihar woman among top 25 Asian farmers  -  May 6, 2007
The Tribune,According to Lalmuni, turning point in her new profession came when a group of instructors from ICAR taught her the skills to grow mushroom.

107 million hectare farm land degraded: Pawar  -  May 12, 2007
Zee News,Pawar also expressed optimism that the scientists of ICAR would address all issues that are responsible today for slow agricultural growth.

Himachal Governor presided over the Convocation of Dr. YS Parmar ...  -  May 16, 2007
myHimachal,He assured all liberal help on behalf of ICAR for funding the project proposals in this regard. Dr. Jagmohan Singh, Vice Chancellor, Dr. YS Parmar

Looking for the next President of India  -  May 24, 2007
Hindustan Times,As a plant geneticist, scientist and director general of ICAR, Prof Swaminathan's contributions have impacted the largest number of people,

Scientists told to develop quality seeds  -  Apr 28, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),DHARWAD: MV Rao, retired Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has underscored the need to supply quality seeds that survive

Sharpening Their Skills  -  Apr 26, 2007
Jewish Exponent,To be known as ICAR, it is a joint project of the Vaad: Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

STORM HALTS 5/12 RACING, TICKETS GOOD FOR NEXT EVENT  -  May 13, 2007
RacingWest.com,Fans who purchased tickets and attended the Winged Sprints, ICAR Series and Pro 4 Truck event can use their stubs for admission into next Saturday’s races.

India may import 5 MT of wheat: Pawar  -  May 12, 2007
The Statesman,But to face drought and other natural calamities there is a need to build up stocks,� he told reporters on the sidelines of ICAR’s 78th AGM.

Govt. may import five million tonnes of wheat: Pawar  -  May 12, 2007
DailyIndia.com,Pawar told reporters on the sidelines of the 78th Annual General Body meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society here.

Anadys Presents Results From Its NS5b HCV Program at International ...  -  May 3, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...during a podium presentation at the 20th International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR) in Palm Springs, CA today at 3:30 pm PDT (6:30 pm EDT).

With iPod spin-offs abundant, welcome to the iWorld  -  Apr 26, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,At the end of the day, I would drive my iCar to an iHome. Eventually, I would jump in the iBed for a night of rest. The marketing wheels have been turning

Panthers set playoff games  -  May 6, 2007
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ANX-201 Drug Combination Demonstrates Synergistic Activity Against ...  -  May 4, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),The results were presented at the International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR) in Palm Springs, CA on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Pay bounty for govt staff  -  May 21, 2007
Deccan Herald,First National Judicial Pay Commission’s scales of pay, and to teachers, librarians and physical education personnel on UGC/AICTE, ICAR scales of pay.

Local buffalo breed unique, says Scientist  -  May 21, 2007
E-Pao.net,During the session, to which scientists of the National Bureau and the ICAR will be invited, a resolution to take up a project on genetic resources of the

Seeds of Tampha Phou distributed  -  May 19, 2007
E-Pao.net,From out of the experiment conducted on five different variety of paddies over an area of 138 hectares of land by CAU in association with ICAR and Rice

Seeds may have to pass govt test  -  May 18, 2007
Economic Times,Interestingly, the proposed amendment does not empower just ICAR labs or subsidiaries to conduct seed testing for private firms as suggested by the panel

Desi rating for MNC seeds  -  May 18, 2007
Economic Times,Interestingly, the amendment proposed does not empower only ICAR labs or subsidiaries to conduct seed testing for private firms as suggested by the panel

Pawar hints at possibility of up to 50 LT wheat import  -  May 13, 2007
Hindu,But to face drought and other natural calamities there is a need to build up stocks," he told reporters on the sidelines of ICAR's 78th AGM.

Lifsey Wins Third Bumper Battle  -  May 11, 2007
Auto Racing DailyThe ICAR Racing Series and the NW Pro 4 Trucks are also scheduled to compete. Adults are $10, kids under six are free. Events start at 6pm.

Punjab woman scientist gets national award from President  -  May 11, 2007
PunjabNewsline.com,Arora, a doctorate in Microbiology has brilliant academic record, was awarded merit fellowship during graduation & post-graduation and ICAR fellowship

Three youths shot dead in state  -  May 9, 2007
KanglaOnline,Police retrieved another bullet riddled dead body from the ICAR farm located at Langol today morning. The identity of the slain youth is yet to be

Farm scientists discuss contract farming  -  May 5, 2007
Hindu,US Drake University Law School's Neil Hamilton, Union Agriculture Secretary PK Mishra, ICAR Director-General Mangala Rai, agri-business representatives,

Industry must integrate small farmers in supply chain: Pawar  -  May 5, 2007
Indlaw.com,DG (ICAR), Dr Mangla Rai, said that besides increasing net income of the producer, contract farming has the potential to infuse new technologies,

Greenville Group Looks At Irish 'Miracle'  -  May 4, 2007
WYFF,Streetcar that was introduced to the group as an option for the proposed bus/light-rail line between downtown Greenville and the ICAR/Millennium campus.

SRP steps on gas  -  May 4, 2007
The Spokesman Review,Also on the program are ICAR limited late models and Hobby Cars. Northwest Modified officials are expecting a field of about 20 cars as they tackle the big

Hudson falls in hole with loss to Fairfield  -  May 3, 2007
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Plans afoot to enhance quality of Mancurad mangoes  -  Apr 24, 2007
Herald Publications,The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), Old Goa, have launched hybridisation programme for incorporating more qualities in Mancurad which are

CAT notice to ICAR on plea against `cooked up' report  -  Apr 20, 2007
Hindu,NEW DELHI: The Principal Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has sought replies from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR),

Fisheries institute, dairy science college to come up at vet varsity  -  Apr 23, 2007
Ludhiana Newsline,...“Also, through research and development grants from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Department of Science and Technology and

Icar urges researchers to develop high yielding oil seeds  -  Apr 14, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),DHARWAD: Emphasising the importance of oilseed crops in Indian economy, Indian council for agricultural research assistant director general(oil seeds and

Mechanisation in farming justified  -  Apr 23, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Inaugurating the mechanisation process, a component of the ICAR (Indian Council for Agricultural Research) - Mega Seed Project, at the Agricultural College

Apple iCar Spy Shots!  -  Apr 1, 2007
Car Domain,Rumor is the company will reveal the iCar in time for the 2008 Christmas season, and if performs anything like the iPod, we'll probably be seeing a lot of

Farmers to get higher yield basmati rice variety  -  Apr 20, 2007
Financial Express,Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified four new improved varieties and one hybrid of rice for release in different agro-climatic

Rain-cum-drought friendly crop varieties okayed  -  Apr 22, 2007
Hindu,The identification committee which met under the chairmanship of ICAR assistant director general SN Shukla at Birsa Agriculture University discussed the

Citrus plants planted  -  Apr 22, 2007
E-Pao.net,The saplings were provided by the Horticulture Department, ICAR (NE region) free of cost. The plantation of citrus fruits including oranges was led by

NE farmers need to change mindset: Meghalaya governor  -  Apr 19, 2007
Hindu,The four-day long congress was organised by the horticulture society of India in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)'s

Scientists' role in maize production lauded  -  Apr 14, 2007
Hindu,ND Jambhale, Assistant Director-General, ICAR, advised scientists to concentrate mainly on two parental hybrids because of easy seed production and

Full Text  -  Apr 12, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)By the 1980s, the small team of plant breeders at ICRISAT--together with researchers at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)--had developed

Energy farming will help to green wastelands: CRIDA  -  Apr 17, 2007
Financial Express,Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), has proposed to undertake basic and applied research for sustainable farming systems in the rainfed areas.

Surinder Sud: Edible oil crisis  -  Apr 9, 2007
Business Standard,The ICAR is seeking to address the productivity issues by developing varieties and hybrids that can withstand the stresses without the use of costly inputs.

International Center of Aggregates Research prepares for 15th ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
Aggregate Research Industries,...(Austin, Texas) -- International Center of Aggregates Research (ICAR) invites you to their 15th Annual Symposium. This national forum brings together State

India: efforts to enhance mango production needed  -  Mar 28, 2007
FreshPlaza,While addressing the gathering after formally inaugurating the day-long workshop on ‘Production and marketing of mankurad mangoes’ at ICAR Research Complex,

Agri lecture  -  Apr 13, 2007
E-Pao.net,A team of five scientists led by Kabui, programme co-ordinator, Agriculture Science Centre, Chandel (ICAR, conducted the lecture at 10 Assam Rifles location

Indian agriculture sector to get $200mn WB aid  -  Apr 11, 2007
Hindustan Times,The agreement to this effect was signed between M Prasad, joint secretary in the Finance Ministry, World Bank Country Director Michael Carter and ICAR

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE FOR KHARIF CAMPAIGN – 2007-08  -  Apr 9, 2007
Press Information Bureau (press release),As desired by him a presentation was made by National Centre for Agriculture Economics and Policy Research of ICAR on demand and supply projections for the

Five new rice varieties identified  -  Apr 21, 2007
Hindu,More than 400 delegates comprising scientists of ICAR centres, Directors of Research of State Agriculture Universities, representatives of private sector

Badal’s search for PAU VC comes to naught  -  Apr 21, 2007
Ludhiana Newsline,Dr Dhillon has worked with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and is credited for sourcing finances for various research schemes for the

Global warming likely to continue  -  Apr 1, 2007
Central Chronicle,Even an impact assessment of climate change carried out on behalf of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) indicated that though in the

O’Reilly Auto Parts USA Modifieds Series to Join the ASALMS ...  -  Apr 19, 2007
WhoWon.com,The series formally known as the ICAR Jasper Modifieds Tour, has raced at tracks that are from 1/4 to 3/4 mile in size. The races are 50-100 laps in length.

Against The Grain  -  Apr 12, 2007
Outlook (subscription),The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) contribution of US$ 200000 to the GRI molecular breeding program may seem small to help it get a resistant

Status of Statistical education - II  -  Apr 9, 2007
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),In addition to the statistical wing of the ICAR and the Indian statistical institute, SAU’s have also contributed significantly to the development of

TNAU identified as Nodal University to develop E-Course  -  Apr 7, 2007
Hindu,For this purpose, ICAR has sanctioned Rs.1.6 crores under the National Agricultural Innovation Project to TNAU and under this, all 46 Universities would

Focus on pest control methods  -  Apr 4, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Dr SK Nanda, Project Coordinator, ICAR’s Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, outlined various post harvest techniques

BS Dhillon wins Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology  -  Apr 4, 2007
Expressindia.com,Assistant Director General, ICAR in 1998; Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in 2000 and Director of Research at PAU from July,

Wanted: ‘world-class’ agri scientist as PAU VC  -  Apr 4, 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,DDG (natural resources), ICAR, Dr JS Samra and Dr MS Bajwa, currently a member of PAU Board of Management, are the other names.

Interacting with cells  -  Apr 3, 2007
The Tribune,ICAR and CSIR, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, besides Jawaharlal Nehru University,

‘Earthen dam for Panchkula if HUDA bears the cost’  -  Apr 2, 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,The project will need an approval from ICAR, New Delhi and only then can it materialise,� clarified Dr Tewari. Talking about the proposal for an earthen dam

KHARIF CAMPAIGN 2007 TO BEGIN TOMORROW  -  Apr 2, 2007
Press Information Bureau (press release),Besides all Divisions and Departments of the Agriculture Ministry, ICAR, State agriculture universities and related Ministries/Departments are participated

KVK - at the service of farming community  -  Apr 2, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),...brought under Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi, enabling it to take up a wide range of activities for the benefit of farmers.

IFDA farm projects likely to be rolled out  -  Apr 1, 2007
Financial Express,Last year it gave a grant of $ one million to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and this year it has supported Uttaranchal Grameen Vikas

Workshop on Panchayati Raj notes finer points  -  Mar 31, 2007
E-Pao.net,Project Officer of ICAR RK Imotomba who also participated during the workshop as one of the resource persons enlightened the people on the activities of the

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