Varanasi farmers learn to use drones for seed plantation

Farmers of Uttar Pradesh in the city of Varanasi are now learning how to use drones to plant seeds in their farms. A team of experts led by the Director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Ramesh Chand, recently visited the Khutahan village to demonstrate the use of drones during farming. “The technology will help farmers reduce …

DLSA Ramban, Forest department launch winter plantation drive

Ramban: District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) Ramban in collaboration with the Forest department today started the winter plantation drive here at Battery Chasma dumping site. The plantation drive was held under the guidance and supervision of Chairman District Legal Services Authority, Ramban, Kishore Kumar which was effectively supported by DFO, Ramban, Dr. Rajan Singh and his team. The plantation drive …

MP urges Centre to allot funds to launch tree plantation drive in Tamil Nadu

VILLUPURAM: Tamil Nadu’s forest cover is 20.26%, which is less than what the national forest policy prescribed (33.33%), Villupuram MP D Ravikumar said. The recent cyclones have uprooted several hundreds of trees in the state further depleting the green cover. Ravikumar urged the Centre to allot adequate funds to launch a massive tree plantation programme in the state to increase …