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Agriculture Industry
Bihar Agriculture University develops two products for reducing farming costedit
The Times of India – Online
The researchers of Bihar Agriculture University (BAU) at Sabour in Bhagalpur have invented two other innovative products for reducing farming cost substantially. The BAU has applied for patent for the two products – ‘Nano Phosphorus’ and ‘Hydro Gel’ – soon. The products increase the soil health and water availability in arid zones. Only recently, the BAU received first ever patent for ‘Multi-Nutrient Nanoclay Polymer Composite (MNCPn iC) and its procedure for the synthesis of the same product from the Controller General of Patients, Designs and Trade Marks, Government of India.
Competition
Pune: New Holland Agriculture launches mobile medical dispensary in city, surrounding villagesedit
Free Press Journal – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has launched a mobile medical dispensary (MMD) in Pune and surrounding villages as a part of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. The dispensary will provide basic healthcare services to people in need within a 35-40 kilometer radius of Pune. Through this initiative, the brand aims to provide benefits to over 15,000 individuals each year. Operated by Medihelp Foundation, the MMD will offer point-of-care diagnostics, including blood glucose testing. Screening for hypertension and diabetes are also part of the offering. Follow-up checks will be given on a fortnightly basis. Additionally, the MMD will also provide medical ...
Paddy in India
Bandfoll locals to repair saline lands, sow paddyedit
The Times of India – Online
In an attempt to repair saline soils, Chinchinim villagers will be growing paddy during the upcoming Kharif season. Thirty hectares of land near St Sebastian chapel in Bandfoll, Chinchinim, where the soil has become saline due to the ingress of water from a rivulet of River Sal, will be taken up for restoration using cow dung during the summer, following which paddy seeds will be sown in June. “The restoration of the soil will be organic with no use of fertilisers,” said president of Chinchinim comunidade Agnelo Furtado, who along with Fr George Quadros, is pioneering the mission to revive the village’s uncultivated lands.