Everything you need to know about Ranchi Agriculture College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Ranchi Agriculture College: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New York, May 21 (ANI): A high-end clothing line backed by Khloe Kardashian yanked a New York-themed t-shirt from its website Monday, hours after Gov. Cuomo's administration warned the item may be violating copyright law.
Ankara, May 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four Turkish nationals were sentenced Monday to 90 years in prison after they were found guilty of lethal poisoning a group of Russian tourists in 2011, a lawyer said.
London, May 20 (IANS) Time spent by asthma patients soaking up the sun may help in the treatment of the illness, a research has said.
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that the amount of time that asthma patients spend in the sun may have an impact on their illness.
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) What was supposed to be a bumper crop with a record target for wheat procurement has turned out to be a dampener with much lower quantities of wheat arriving in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana - the country's breadbasket.
Ranchi, May 18 (IANS) Rampaging elephants trampled two people to death in a village on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Ranchi Friday, an official said Saturday.
New York, May 17 (ANI): HIIT or high-intensity interval training is one of the biggest buzzwords in fitness right now.
Washington, May 17 (ANI): A gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock, according to Northwestern University scientists.
Ranchi, May 16 (IANS) An under-trial, charged with the murder of his wife, committed suicide in a Jharkhand jail early Thursday, police said.
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Discovery of two fossils from the East African Rift has provided new information about the evolution of primates, according to a study.
Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) A Jharkhand court here Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a state Congress legislator Sawana Lakra and three others convicted in a murder case.
Ranchi, May 15 (ANI): A die-hard fan of Bollywood actress, Madhuri Dixit celebrated her 46th birthday with fervour in Ranchi on Wednesday.
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) The CBI Tuesday arrested industrialist R.K. Agrawal, who contested the 2012 Rajya Sabha poll as an independent candidate. The poll was countermanded by the Election Commission after Rs.2.15 crore in cash was recovered allegedly from Agrawal's vehicle.
Yuvraj's YOUWECAN in collaboration with Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital launched the centre.
The United Nations (UN) in its recent initiative to fight hunger, has issued an official advice suggesting that insects and bugs could be a good alternative to combat food-insecurity across the world, as they are a virtually "untapped" source of food for people.
London, May 14 (ANI): The United Nations has issued an official advice suggesting that insects can help combat food-insecurity worldwide, as they are a virtually "untapped" source of food for people.
Ranchi, May 13 (IANS) A Ranchi court Monday convicted Jharkhand Congress legislator Sawana Lakra and three others of murder.
London, May 12 (ANI): It is increasingly likely that hundreds of millions of people will be displaced from their homelands in the near future as a result of global warming, according to an expert.
Ranchi, May 12 (IANS) Jharkhand is all set to get Rs.800 crore for advancement of livelihood and forestry for ecological security, an official said Sunday.
Washington, May 11 (ANI): If approved, two varieties of genetically modified apples, Arctic Granny Smith and Arctic Golden Delicious, will be available to U.S. consumers by the end of 2013.
Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda surrendered in a Ranchi court Friday and was sent to 14 days' judicial custody. He was on three weeks provisional bail that ended a day before.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its approval for moving official amendments to the Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2010 pending in the Lok Sabha.
Ranchi, May 8 (IANS) Four Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) policemen were killed Wednesday in Jharkhand when their vehicle collided with a truck, police said.
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Results from a 14-year long study has indicated that fast food restaurant menus have only modestly increased nutritious offerings, and much improvement is still needed.
Washington, May 8 (IANS/EFE) The population of honeybees in the US declined by 31 percent last winter, a situation that endangers a number of crops requiring bees for pollination, the Department of Agriculture said Tuesday.
Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) About 73.15 percent students passed the matric (secondary) examination in Jharkhand this year, an official said Tuesday.
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Where you are and what you're doing increasingly play key roles in how you search the Internet. So much so that your search may just conduct itself.
JAC 10th Results 2013 or Jharkhand board class 10th results has been declared by the Jharkhand Academic Council today on Tuesday, May 7 at 1.30 p.m. The result of Annual Secondary Examination 2013 is published at the official website of Jharkhand Academic Council, Ranchi.
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): India and Australia have reviewed bilateral co-operations in sectors like agriculture, civil nuclear energy cooperation agreement and Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) during the 14th Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) meeting that was held in New Delhi.
Washington, May 4 (ANI): A group of physicists from Northwestern University have launched an unusual new experiment in an attempt to be the first to directly confirm the existence of dark matter.
London, May 3 (ANI): Over a quarter of a million people, including young children died in a famine in Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012 because the international community did not act quick enough, according to a report commissioned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A growing buildup of coronary artery calcium puts patients at increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease, according to a new study.
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) Seven alleged Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jharkhand Monday, police said.
Washington, Apr. 27 (ANI): About 10 percent of population is affected by specific learning disabilities (SLDs), like dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, a new study has found.
Washington, April 25 (ANI): Dietary substitution of saturated fats enriched in medium chain triglycerides (MCT) for polyunsaturated fat prevents the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to new research.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday ruled out the possibility of early elections and said the government will take more reform initiatives in the next two-four months in a bid to boost economic growth and contain deficit and inflationary pressure.
Patna, April 23 (IANS) After attaining record production in 2012-13, Bihar has set a target of 100 lakh tonnes of paddy this year by using the SRI (System of Root Intensification) method of cultivation, an official Tuesday said.
Ranchi, Apr 18 (ANI): Soaring temperatures and a lack of rain has resulted in the drying up of waterfalls and rivers in Jharkhand.
Islamabad, Apr. 17 (ANI): Forty-five districts in Pakistan are at high risk of being hit by natural disasters, according to the head of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund's (PPAF) team on disaster management.
Los Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have shown that a component of plant cells can be transformed into starch which consequently could be a potent source of nutrients.
Washington, Apr. 17 (ANI): An image of an unidentified man on the roof of a building during the Boston marathon explosions have emerged on social networking such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media that sent speculation and conspiracy theories flying.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India and the European Union (EU) failed to make any substantive progress in their trade and investment talks in Brussels as the two sides stuck to their long-standing demands during the ministerial meeting.
Dushanbe (Tajikistan), Apr 15 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, who is on a goodwill visit to Tajikistan, would discuss militancy stemming from Pakistan and Afghanistan and ways to boost bilateral trade with the resource-rich central Asian country.
Thane, (Maharashtra), April 13 (IANS) Claiming that general elections were round the corner, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the centre had become vulnerable after the DMK withdrew support.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari will be paying a four-day official visit to Tajikistan beginning on Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 (IANS) Marxist leader V.S. Achuthanandan Friday said he will return an LCD television gifted to him by the Kerala Agriculture Minister K.P. Mohanan.
Washington, April 12(ANI): UCLA scientists have found that blocking a protein critical to immune response temporarily actually helps the body clear itself of chronic infection, suggesting new approaches to treating persistent viral infections like HIV and hepatitis C.
Mexico City, April 12 (IANS/EFE) Nearly four million birds were destroyed at poultry farms in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Guanajuato due to the outbreak of avian influenza in February, Agriculture Secretary Enrique Martinez said.
Berlin, Apr. 11 (ANI): India and Germany on Thursday signed six pacts to expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries during the visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Germany for the 2nd India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations.
New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): Amid speculation that the Janata Dal (United) may ask the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to name its Prime Ministerial candidate soon, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Thursday asked the NDA constituents to make their stand clear.
Vienna, April 11 (IANS) The European Commission wants Austria to pay back 64.2 million euros in funding due to errors made in measuring its agricultural area for the years 2006-08, a media report said.
Patna, April 10 (IANS) After encouraging farmers to adopt organic farming, the Bihar government is now exploring how farmers might benefit from nuclear technology, officials said Wednesday.
Mumbai, Apr 8 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar today apologised in both the Houses of the state legislature which witnessed violent and uproarious scenes, because one and all present here was fuming, this comes in the wake of his insensitive remarks on drought and load-shedding, which he made yesterday.
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): Families can be key players in a revolution needed to feed the world, and could save money by helping to cut food losses now occurring from field to fork to trash bin, an expert has said.
Ranchi, Apr 7 (ANI): Common man faces the brunt on Sunday as the 48 hour long shutdown called by the Maoists in Jharkhand directly hit the working class as they could not rope in any money.
Boao (China), April 7 (Xinhua-ANI): Microsoft founder Bill Gates has highlighted the innovations China is adept at that can benefit the world.
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Human skin and a fruit fly's exoskeleton, called a "cuticle" may not look alike, but both coverings protect against injury, infection, and dehydration.
Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Ajmer has published results for the post of Agriculture Officer and other, which were advertised by the
Tokyo, April 5 (Xinhua-ANI): The Japanese fisheries ministry said Friday that the country's whaling season in the Antarctic Ocean has ended and catch of the whale hunting hit record low due to obstruction of anti-whaling group, local media reported.
Amritsar, Apr. 4 (ANI): Taking forward his theory of 'sustainable growth' in agriculture, world acclaimed agriculture scientist and Rajya Sabha MP, Prof. MS Swaminathan, today said 'organic farming' will usher in the ever-green revolution in the country.
Ranchi, April 4 (IANS) The CBI Thursday conducted searches at the houses of 11 Jharkhand legislators in connection with the cash-for-vote charges in the 2010 Rajaya Sabha polls.
New Delhi, Apr. 4 (ANI): Aiming to provide food security to 75 percent of the rural and 50 percent of the urban population along with a special focus on nutritional needs of children, pregnant and lactating women, the National Food Security Bill will lead to massive PDS reforms, including doorstep delivery of food grains, end-to-end computerisation, leveraging "aadhaar", etc.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The government will enact the proposed right to food bill, covering 67 percent of the population, in the second half of the budget session April 22-May 10, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said here Wednesday.
Jakarta, April 2 (IANS) India and Indonesia have agreed to enhance collaboration in horticulture, natural resources management, agricultural engineering, crop science and food processing at a meeting held here.
Patna, April 1 (IANS) In welcome news for millions of farms in power-starved Bihar, the state government has sanctioned Rs.300 crore for a dedicated feeder line for agriculture, officials said Monday.
New York, March 31 (ANI): Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has reportedly signed a bill that permits livestock owners to slaughter horses for food as long as their processing plants are authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on Friday.
London, Mar 30 (ANI): Doctors in the UK are using special vests to precisely diagnose abnormal heart rhythm.
London, Mar 30 (ANI): Researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Japan have developed a "smelling screen" that makes smells appear to come from the exact spot on any LCD screen that is displaying the image of a cup of coffee.
London, Mar. 29 (ANI): Scientists from UK have claimed of designing an "intelligent" microchip that can suppress appetite.
Islamabad, Mar 29 (ANI): Pakistani singing sensation Atif Aslam has finally married his long-time sweetheart in Lahore.
Beijing, March 29 (IANS) China will launch its first satellite for a high-resolution system for Earth observation in April, a government agency said Thursday.
London, Mar 26 (ANI): A British teenager has sold an Apple iPhone app, which he had designed in his bedroom, to Yahoo for at least 20 million pounds.
Pune, March 24 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was rushed to Pune from Kolhapur Sunday morning after he experienced sudden weakness and exhaustion, a party official said.
Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) India's bureaucracy was "the most dangerous animal in the world", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said here Saturday.
Washington, March 22 (IANS) Scientists have developed a new technology that improves understanding of genetic basis of behaviours in mosquitoes and could lead to effective methods to control diseases spread by the insect, says a new study.
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) A youth who along with his three friends gang-raped his girl-friend, which led to her committing suicide by setting herself ablaze, has been arrested, police said Friday.
London, Mar. 22 (ANI): Men may have natural aversion to adultery with friends' wives, University of Missouri researchers have suggested.
Washington, Mar. 22 (ANI): Israel will not be uprooting the magnolia tree planted by President Barack Obama at the residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Researchers at Virginia Tech have successfully used a gene disruption technique to change the eye color of a mosquito - a critical step toward new genetic strategies aimed at disrupting the transmission of diseases such as dengue fever.
Ranchi, March 21 (IANS) A senior CID officer and an engineering student committed suicide in the Jharkhand capital Thursday in two separate incidents, police said.
Washington, Mar. 21 (ANI): The tree planted by President Barack Obama at the residence of Israeli President Shimon Peres on Wednesday will be uprooted by the Israeli agricultural ministry because it had not passed proper testing.
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) A girl who had set herself on fire after gang-rape by her boyfriend and his three friends March 17 near here died Wednesday, police said.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Professor M. Aslam has been appointed as the vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), an official statement said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India cannot afford to completely abandon genetically modified (GM) crops and the government is trying to build a consensus among various stakeholders to reach at a solution soon, Science and Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Indian investments and knowhow are crucially important for boosting farm sector growth and ensuring food sufficiency in Africa region, senior ministers of several African countries said Monday.
Hyderabad, March 18 (IANS) Hike in allocations for welfare and other social services sectors and marginal increase in economic services were the highlights of 2013-14 budget of Andhra Pradesh.
London, Mar. 18 (ANI): Obese cardiac patients are less likely to die compared to their normal weight counterparts, researchers have claimed.
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) With the recovery of 611 more pig carcasses, the number of dead pigs found in a Shanghai river Saturday reached nearly 9,000.
London, Mar. 17 (ANI); More than half of Britons have said the UK's involvement in the Iraq war damaged the country's reputation around the world, a new poll has found.
New York, March 17 (ANI): A dash of red lipstick makes women look younger because it increases facial contrast, says expert behind a new study.
Jammu, March 15 (IANS) Fruit exports from Jammu and Kashmir registered a turnover of Rs.4,200 crore in the financial year 2012-13, state Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir said here Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) Higher taxes on cigarettes and liquor, a tax on lavish weddings and a rise in pensions, interest-free loans to small farmers have been proposed in a "growth-oriented" budget for 2013-14 presented by Finance Minister K.M. Mani Friday.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed unruly scenes Friday as BJP and Congress members were locked in a verbal spat, forcing the house to be adjourned for nearly 15 minutes.
Ranchi, March 14 (IANS) The police are yet to find the bodies of "six criminals" who were reportedly executed by Maoists in a Jharkhand forest, an official said Thursday. Three rebels were injured in a shootout with the search team.
Kiyit (East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh), Mar.14 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today lauded the people of Mebo constituency in East Siang district for their hard work put into providing food grains to the region.
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Police Wednesday filed a status report in the Delhi High Court in the case of a seven-year-old HIV positive boy's allegation that he was sexually abused by older inmates and a guard at a government home.
New Delhi, Mar. 13 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday announced relief package for Maharashtra.
London, March 13 (IANS) A study has suggested lifelong exercise is the key to keep one's brain healthy into the old age.
Ranchi, March 12 (IANS) Three women were crushed to death under a heap of coal while illegally extracting it from a mine in Jharkhand Tuesday, police said.
Washington, March 12 (ANI): Food that soon-to-be-moms eat in the days and weeks around the time of conception-or what's known as periconceptional nutrition-may affect the functioning of genes in her children, and their health, according to a new study.
