The re-emergence of the Sugarcane Woolly Aphid (SWA) pest after more than five years since its incidence was last reported in farms by the side of the Cauvery, has alarmed farmers as they feared loss of the crop to an extent of 20 percent.
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Re-emergence of pest worries sugarcane farmers
Posted by divya (#2) 338 days ago (http://www.thehindu.com)Call to use water judiciously
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Judicious use of available water resources is the need of the hour. Issues related to water resources should be given utmost importance, said Dr. J. Krishnamoorthy, Deputy Director, Indian Space Research Organisation here recently.
In Kalakad forests, a project to bring out amphibian ecology
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Perhaps for the first time in the country, researchers of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment have initiated a project to monitor the presence of frogs and toads in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats to preserve these endangered species serving as indicators of climate change.
Poll observers for Villupuram, Cuddalore appointed
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Collector R. Palanisamy has stated that the Election Commission has posted six General Observers and three Expenditure Observers to oversee the election process in Villupuram district.
Hornbills find Top Slip ideal for nesting
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After cleaning up the traditional nests in January, hornbills have, since February, started nesting eggs in tree cavities deep inside the jungles in Karian Shola near Top Slip in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).
PMK's alliance with DMK only an electoral adjustment: Ramadoss
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The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)'s alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is only an electoral adjustment, not based on matters of policy, the PMK founder S. Ramadoss said on Monday.
Another father-son pair in DMK list
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The trend of father and son being given election tickets continues in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).The latest entrants are Housing Minister and DMK Dindigul district secretary I. Periasami and his son I.P. Senthilkumar.The father-son duo has joined two other such pairs – M. Karunanidhi- M.K. Stalin and Veerapandi S. Armugam - A. Rajendran.
Empower extension system: ICAR official
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Extension education and technology delivery system play an important role in making livestock products quality-specific and cost-effective, said Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director General (Education), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), here on Friday.