A New Life in Japan: Infosys Engineer Swaps Corporate Life for Farm, Finds Success with Brinjal Farming
Home Success Story After recognising his passion for agriculture during the Covid-19-induced shutdown, an Infosys engineer resigned and flew to Japan to start brinjal farming. Vignesh travelled to Japan after finishing his training in six months to work at […]
GM mustard effect: Private firm now seeks Bt brinjal trials
Maharashtra-based seed company has developed 2 Bt brinjal varieties, offers resistance to pests The brinjal varieties are developed by Bejo Sheetal through crop breeding techniques. Photo: iStock A private company based in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra has sought biosafety trials of its Bt brinjal crop varieties from a university in Karnataka. The move comes […]
Harmful substances found in brinjal may increase cancer risk: Study
27 September, 2022, 01:55 pm Last modified: 27 September, 2022, 05:00 pm Infograph: TBS “> Infograph: TBS An excessive amount of trace metals, mainly lead, nickel, and cadmium, has been found in brinjals cultivated on a mass scale in Islampur and Melandah upazilas of Jamalpur, according to a study. Jamalpur is one of Bangladesh′s top […]