Seats, jobs reserved; 10% students to get scholarships JAMMU, NOVEMBER 7: Private universities in Jammu and Kashmir will have to reserve at least 25 per...

Pushes scientific breeding to transform Sheep sector SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 7: In a major initiative aimed at giving fresh impetus to the sheep husbandry sector and improving the economic prospects of livestock farmers, the Department of Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir, Saturday distributed 46 genetically superior Texel male sheep among the progressive sheep farmers at Sheep Breeding Farm, Khimber, Srinagar. The initiative, undertaken under the guidance and direction of Minister for Agriculture Production, Finance, Mining and Cooperatives Departments, Javid Ahmad Dar, marks an important step towards taking scientific breeding advancements and improved livestock resources beyond departmental farms and directly into farmers' fields. The intervention reflects the Government's commitment to modernising sheep husbandry through scientific breeding, genetic improvement, enhanced productivity and the...

New Delhi: India and the European Commission have concluded negotiations on India's association with Horizon Europe, a move expected to significantly strengthen scientific and technological collaboration between the two sides and deepen their strategic partnership, it was announced on Friday. The agreement, once formally signed and approved through the required procedures, will allow Indian researchers, businesses and research organisations to participate more closely in Horizon Europe, the European Union's research and innovation framework with a budget of 93.5 billion euros for the 2021-2027 period. Under the arrangement, Indian entities will be able to receive direct funding from Horizon Europe and lead collaborative projects under Pillar II, titled "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness." The pillar...