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Jharkand, Assam to Benefit from Agri Research Institutes
2014-07-16 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
INDIA - With a view to expand its agriculture research activities in the country, Indian finance minister, Arun Jaitley has said that government will establish two agriculture research institutions of excellence in Assam and Jharkhand with an initial sum of $17 million in the current financial year.
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India: How climate change hits Assam tea
2014-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: The flavour has changed from what it was before. The creamy and strong flavor is no more. A study by Toklai Experimental Station (TES) in Jorhat, Assam revealed that the changes have already been observed everywhere in the Indian tea industry and scientifically it is established that these are gravely attributed to excessive use of pesticides attributed to climate change. Other factors like cultivation methods might also be partly responsible. Excessive pesticide residues in tea continue to be...