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Has there been any way to avoid this trade-off? One thing that scientists at the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana have done is breed shorter-duration paddy varieties. These take between 13 and 37 days less time to mature than Pusa-44, while yielding almost the same (see table 2). PR-126, a variety released in 2017, has a mere 123 days duration (inclusive of 30 days post nursery-raising) and its yield is 30 quintals per acre. “In 2012, 39% of Punjab’s non-basmati paddy area was under Pusa-44. That was down to 20% this year, while the share of shorter-duration varieties, mainly...

Explained: Why Gujarat is seeing protests to save a 107-year-old railway line The narrow gauge train connecting Billimora in Navsari district with Waghai in Dang district was started by rulers of the Gaekwad dynasty of the princely state of Baroda in 1913. Written by Kamal Saiyed , Edited by Explained Desk | Surat | Updated: December 17, 2020 12:44:12 pm The train was mostly used by tribal vegetable sellers. (File) The Western Railways has decided to scrap 11 narrow gauge routes and branch lines in Gujarat, calling them unviable. One of ...

“The Constitution has set clear cut boundaries for the three organs of the government – the judiciary, the legislature and the executive. Each organ should honour these boundaries. No one should encroach on each other’s territories,” said Speaker Nana Patole. “…publicly, the legislature, secretariat, its secretaries and other officers responding to court notices and other correspondence means, in a way, accepting that the judiciary can keep a check on the legislature and it would be inconsistent with the Basic Structure of the Constitution,” said Chairman Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar....

India’s coronavirus numbers explained, Dec 16: New cases below 30,000 for third straight day India's coronavirus cases numbers: Of the nearly 10 million people infected with Covid-19 so far, just about 3.3 lakh are currently sick. The active cases were previously at this level in the first half of July. Written by Amitabh Sinha , Edited by Explained Desk Get email alerts for your favourite author. Sign up here Pune | Updated: December 16, 2020 2:21:44 pm Health workers from the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation conduct Rt-PCR tests on employees of ...

Explained: Why many heard of Eswatini for the first time in a PM Modi tweet Although officially renamed Eswatini in 2018, the landlocked country in southern Africa, is more well-known in India by its former name Swaziland. Written by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: December 23, 2020 12:26:38 pm Eswatini's Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini died of Covid-19 recently. (Source: Twitter/@EswatiniGovern1) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered a condolence message following the death of Eswatini’s Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, who h...