Estimated potential of solar energy in India is nearly 20,000 times more than the presently installed capacity of 137600 MW of electricity (as on 2005). Higher cost per unit is one of the limiting factors in harnessing the full potential of solar energy. A practical option to reduce cost is...

Energy requirement of Indian economy is enormous and growing fast. Growth of industry implies growing requirements for energy. Coal, oil and natural gas are the three primary commercial energy sources. Huge parts of this demand for energy are met through imports of energy resources. The recent...

This article gives an insight of the Indian research organization ‘Council of Scientific and Industrial Research' which is a repository of scientific talent, technological advancements, industrial innovations and indigenous knowledge base. This paper exhibits the nature of work undertaken and...

In Indian traditional system of medicine, the knowledge about the drugs is largely centered on plants. At present, about 90% collection of medicinal plants is from the wild source and 70% of the plant collections involve destructive harvesting. Due to this, many useful plant species are becoming...

This paper contains data on production and usage of different varieties of mushrooms globally as well as in India. It also discusses on how mushroom farming can be a step towards sustenance and food security

Food standards are expected to acquire greater importance, given growing consumer demand for products which are healthy and also due to increasing concerns about the quality of food. This has necessitated the formulation of food standard authority which would aim at protecting consumer’s...

The recent upsurge in use of herbal medicines has led to a sudden increase in herbal manufacturing units. In India, there are about 14 well-recognized and 86 medium scale manufactures of herbal drugs. Other than this about 8000 licensed small manufactures in India are on record. In addition,...

India being an agro based country is effortlessly working on increasing its efficiency on food production since green revolution. Various improved agriculture seeds are introduced into the market every year. This section therefore largely discusses the seed sector with emphasis on foodgrains...