Indian water resources minister, PK Bansal, has sought to downplay the issue of China building a dam on the Upper Brahmaputra river in Tibet with the strange assertion that the dam is 1100 km away and so a matter of not much concern to India.

Government to ensure food availability, prices may stay high: Pawar

04 Nov 2009

India aims to be world's food factory

04 Nov 2009

The government aims to double the country's contribution to the world agri-produce business from 1.5 per cent to 3.0 per cent by the 2015

India's poultry industry to grow to Rs60,000-crore by 2010

04 Nov 2009

Monsanto opens biotech research center in China

04 Nov 2009

Chinese construction activity on Brahmaputra confirmed

04 Nov 2009

Zangmu may be only one of five sites on the Upper Brahmaputra or the Yarlung Tsangpo where the Chinese intend to construct dams.

Government may resort to direct rice imports

04 Nov 2009

The worst monsoon in 37 years has shrunk the summer-sown rice output, raising prospects of higher food prices and further dependence on imports for the main food crop.

Kharif rice procurement up 1.68 lakh tonnes

31 Oct 2009

Chattisgarh says 'no' to Bt brinjal

26 Oct 2009

Tasmania farmers urge National Foods boycott as talks fail

23 Oct 2009

Approval of Bt brinjal mindless and deadly, say protesters

23 Oct 2009

The approval given to the genetically modified Bt brinjal by the genetic engineering approval committee has raised a storm of protest from farmers and environmental groups

Approval of Bt brinjal mindless and deadly, say protesters

23 Oct 2009

The approval given to the genetically modified Bt brinjal by the genetic engineering approval committee has raised a storm of protest from farmers and environmental groups

Australia lifts ban on beef imports

21 Oct 2009

India to determine if China is damming the Brahmaputra

16 Oct 2009

The Indian ministry of external affairs has said it would determine check whether there has been any change in the Chinese position of not constructing any dams on the Brahmaputra river or diverting river waters in any significant way.