A DAE district vigilance team meeting in Sirajganj decided on regular monitoring and drives against unapproved, counterfeit or adulterated pesticides and told traders to take and renew licences under the Pesticide Act 2018.
AgrotechUniversity of Göttingen researchers found that the endophyte Flavo98 switches on a root-hair pathway under water stress; treated plants survived drought at about 85%, and the effect held in wheat, rapeseed, camelina and tomato.
LivestockThe CSO's June 2026 livestock survey shows 1.62 million dairy cows, 5.15 million sheep and 1.64 million pigs, all up on a year earlier; Cork has the most cattle.
AgrotechThe AIVA network, co-founded by EMILI, WHIN and Farm Credit Canada, runs nine validation projects this year and has 35 farmers with 360,000 acres testing market-ready tools.
Dairy company Hatsun Agro Product has launched Go-Dhan with the Odisha government and State Bank of India to help 6,000 dairy farmers in 15 districts get loans, subsidies and better herds over three years.
CropsAt the Rabi Campaign 2026 conference, India's agriculture minister announced a 'Khet Bachao Abhiyan' soil campaign from 22 October, over Rs 1,200 crore for ten states and monthly Centre-state reviews.
LivestockDevelopment of the multispecies movement reporting system moved from Livestock Information Ltd to Defra in June; cattle are due on the new platform in 2027, with electronic identification.
FisheriesAn air sac that lets it breathe air, aestivation in burrows, a thick mucus coat and storing waste as urea instead of ammonia carry the stinging catfish through drought.
HealthHot, oily or wet food kept on newspaper or printed paper can pick up ink chemicals, warns Dr Hasan Mostafa Rashed of the Government Employees Hospital; he recommends food-grade or plain white paper instead.
At a Dhaka University Journalists' Association and DORP dialogue, speakers demanded enforcement of the amended tobacco control law on campus; the pro-vice-chancellor called for monitoring of tobacco sales in halls and shops.
LivestockHydrogen sulfide can spike during agitation and numb the sense of smell; Iowa's applicator training has lifted use of gas detectors from under 0.1% in 2018 to 7.2% in 2024.
EnvironmentTwo foals born in August at a steppe sanctuary mark a milestone for the Altyn Dala project, which is restoring 75,000 square kilometres of overgrazed grassland.
CropsAfter Tirlán set its 2026 grain and oilseed prices, farm groups said soaring input and labour costs have wiped out margins and warned growers may skip potash and phosphate.
AgrotechSanovo, Canadian Egg Technologies and MatrixSpec say their hyperspectral imaging system spots male and infertile eggs on day four without harming them, and can be upgraded to sex eggs before incubation.
Hoping to recover last season's losses, Fulbari farmers in Dinajpur are planting early varieties such as Starik and Romana; leases, seed and fertiliser have pushed up costs.
A mobile court in Shahjadpur, Sirajganj, fined Jamuna Textile because its effluent treatment plant is too small for its waste water, removed a bypass line and gave it four months to upgrade.
IslamTwo battles in the reign of the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, al-Qadisiyyah in Iraq and Nahavand in Iran, ended four centuries of Sasanian rule; Prothom Alo retells the history from the classical chronicles.
EnvironmentFrom 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027, half of Delhi's office staff will work from home, non-BS-VI vehicles from outside will face entry limits and construction will be curbed, under India's winter pollution plan.
HealthMost fevers are viral and antibiotics do nothing for them, says Dr Kakoli Haldar of Dhaka Medical College; measuring temperature, drinking fluids and resting come first.
LivestockWEDA Dammann & Westerkamp's QEW mixing tank lets the bottom bearing be changed from barn floor level in minutes, removing the need to climb into a confined space with digester gases.
