EnvironmentDelhi had one good air day all monsoon despite heavy rain, CSE finds
Rain cut fine particulate pollution by about a fifth, but levels rebounded above the pre-rain baseline within 48 hours, showing how high Delhi's base emissions are.
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Indian small-farm machinery maker Balwaan Krishi raises Rs 100 crore
The Jaipur company, whose machines cost Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh, will expand manufacturing, move into southern India and develop power weeders and battery sprayers with IoT features.
Market ManagementUS anhydrous ammonia climbs 6% in a month and is now 25% dearer than a year ago
All eight fertilizers in DTN's weekly survey of US retailers now cost more than a year ago, led by anhydrous ammonia at $977 a ton, while potash marketer Canpotex plans a C$500 million upgrade of its Vancouver terminal.
AgrotechArgentina opens a fast track for drone spraying and minor-crop pesticides
SENASA will answer within 90 days and can grant temporary authorisations of up to two years where no registered product exists for a small crop or a new application method.
Health
China and Pakistan offer training and fellowships to Bangladeshi doctors, says health minister
Marking the upgrade of the National ENT Institute to 250 beds, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain also urged couples to be tested for thalassaemia before marriage.
FisheriesHilsa roe sells for Tk 5,000-6,000 a kg in Kuakata as supply falls short
With fewer roe-bearing hilsa caught this season, the price of fresh roe has nearly doubled in a year; salted roe sells for Tk 3,000-4,000 a kg.
CropsUS sets a permanent residue limit for acifluorfen on sugar beet
The EPA rule, requested by UPL, ends the need for yearly emergency exemptions for the broadleaf weed herbicide in sugar beet.
AgribusinessChina's soybean buying set to slow as crushers lose money and hog herds shrink
Private processors have covered needs to February with Brazilian and Argentine beans, leaving little room for US cargoes that still face an extra 10% tariff.
CropsFrance brings back herbicide triallate for 120 days in winter barley
The farm ministry granted an emergency exemption against grass weeds that its own safety agency twice refused; environmental groups are going to court.
AgrotechCambridge AI maps smallholder crops in Senegal from satellites with 84% accuracy
Tessera, a foundation model, turns a year of satellite images of each 10-metre patch into a compact summary, so crops can be classified with little ground data.
LivestockWisconsin confirms midge-borne EHD virus in dairy cattle in Waukesha County
State officials found the virus behind epizootic hemorrhagic disease in non-lactating dairy cattle and urge herd owners to involve vets because its lesions can mimic foreign animal diseases.
CropsBrazil approves a nematode-signal biofungicide against soybean rust
Ascribe Bio's Phytalix switches on the plant's own defences rather than poisoning the fungus, giving growers a new rotation option against resistant diseases; efficacy data are company-reported.
CropsSeed treatment kept maize yields up with 30% less nitrogen, Arevo trials report
The Swedish company's arginine-phosphate seed coating was tested by contract researchers in Europe and Brazil; the results are company-released.
Health
Urban health care to join the national system, 100,000 more workers planned
State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr M A Muhit says urban health care, now split among city corporations, municipalities and NGOs, will be brought into the national health system, with 100,000 more health workers and ward-level health units planned.
HealthDhaka North files 28 cases over Aedes larvae, fines of Tk 177,500
Executive magistrates of Dhaka North City Corporation fined households Tk 177,500 in 28 cases after finding Aedes mosquito larvae in Mirpur, Rupnagar, Pallabi, Agargaon, Uttara, Nikunja and Baridhara.
FruitsIndian apple growers seek price support as prices fall before New Zealand trade deal
The All India Kisan Sabha says Kashmir apple prices have fallen sharply at harvest and calls a protest day on 19 October, before lower duties on New Zealand apples take effect.
CookingPaneer gone rubbery in the fridge? Soften it in warm water, keep it fresh in a water-filled box
Paneer that dries out and hardens in the fridge softens again after 10 to 15 minutes in lukewarm water, and stays fresh for two to three days in an airtight box of cold water changed daily, Ei Samay advises.
EnvironmentWest Bengal seeks World Bank and ADB loans to shield the Sundarbans from climate change
West Bengal has sought Rs 1,350 crore from the ADB and World Bank backing for a Rs 4,100 crore project to protect the Indian Sundarbans, and both lenders have reportedly agreed in principle; expanding mangroves, keeping out salt water and fish-based livelihoods are part of the plan.
Daily life
Still at the office in your head? A short evening routine to shed work stress
If the mind stays at work after the laptop closes, a 'wind-down' routine can help: a regular habit such as changing clothes, a 10-minute walk or a shower, a quiet first 15-20 minutes and some time away from the phone, Ajker Patrika advises.
CropsWeeds before the five-leaf stage cost maize yield for good, agronomist warns
A Syngenta agronomist tells South African growers of maize, soya beans and sunflower that weed control has to start after the previous harvest and be complete before crops reach their critical early stages.