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SC refuses to revoke PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, but says farmers sued can statutory protection

SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection

Shagun

14 hours ago

2 min read

As severe drought hits, the UK’s food system faces crisis — here’s how to change that

Neil Ward

17 hours ago

3 min read

Food vs Energy: Can agrivoltaics solve India’s solar conflict?

Dhruval Parekh

08 Aug 2026

1 min read

SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection

Shagun

14 hours ago

2 min read

Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says

Himanshu Nitnaware

05 Aug 2026

4 min read

Farm labourers transplant paddy in a field near Sonipat, Haryana.

Kharif sowing recovers after July rain, but pulses, maize and bajra still lag

Shagun

05 Aug 2026

3 min read

Farm labourers working in a paddy field in Jharkhand

India’s rice yields could fall 6.6% for every 1°C rise in global temperature

DTE Staff

29 Jul 2026

3 min read

Industrial poultry farming leading cause of food poisoning: Study

Susan Chacko

29 Jul 2026

2 min read

Lavender blooms at Bonera Farm in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. Bees forage among the flowers, collecting nectar for lavender honey. Beekeeping colonies are maintained within the lavender fields to support honey production.

Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate

Irfan Amin Malik

29 Jul 2026

5 min read

As told to Parliament (July 28, 2026): Centre clears Rs 5,520 crore urban flood management programme for 18 cities

Madhumita Paul

28 Jul 2026

4 min read

Half of Indian rural households didn’t record any increase in income in the last year: NABARD

DTE Staff

24 Jul 2026

2 min read

Farmers travelling to Delhi to protest against the India-US trade agreement were stopped at the Punjab-Haryana border.

Farmers protest against India-US trade talks as convoys stopped near Delhi

Raju Sajwan

21 Jul 2026

3 min read

These are the 111 districts the government flagged as vulnerable to El Niño 2026 — and 69 are already rainfall deficient

Shagun

16 Jul 2026

4 min read

‘Community animal health workers are our first line of defence against the next zoonotic outbreak’

Shagun

17 Jul 2026

7 min read

“Return of so many people to farming is a failure of labour market”

Raju Sajwan

17 Jul 2026

3 min read

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

Rajat Ghai

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

Indoor farming techniques like hydroponics are the future of sustainable agriculture: Vivek Raj

M Raghuram

07 Oct 2024

4 min read

Ilse Kohler Rollefson with Raikas, the pastoral camel herders of Rajasthan

The world does not need industrial camel production: Ilse Kohler Rollefson

Rajat Ghai

13 Jul 2024

3 min read

‘FAO acknowledges that it neglected costs of food systems in its accounting’

Shagun

07 Feb 2024

7 min read

As severe drought hits, the UK’s food system faces crisis — here’s how to change that

Neil Ward

17 hours ago

3 min read

The snake in India’s fields is not the enemy

K Kalidasu

04 Aug 2026

4 min read

As the ‘GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit’ starts in Delhi, India needs to reflect on hurdles in harnessing potential of GIs for agricultural commodities

Mohit Sharma

04 Aug 2026

5 min read

The grain the horses found

Susanta Sekhar Choudhury

01 Aug 2026

4 min read

Scaling nature-based solutions have potential to reduce antibiotic use in livestock in the long term

Rajeshwari Sinha

27 Jul 2026

3 min read

Beyond monoculture: How integrated farming is reviving Northeast India’s farms

Monuhar Pegu

25 Jul 2026

3 min read

Super El Nino: The next inflation shock may begin in India’s fodder fields

Sushmitha K S

22 Jul 2026

4 min read

A farmer adds urea fertiliser to potato field in Himachal Pradesh

Why India must reduce its dependence on conventional urea

Bhavya A P

20 Jul 2026

4 min read

A new film by Down To Earth dives deep into whether combining agriculture with solar panels on the same land can actually bridge the gap between food and energy security, or if it brings hidden challe ...

Dhruval Parekh

08 Aug 2026

1 min read

El Niño 2026: How it could trigger a global hunger crisis by 2027

DTE Staff

08 Aug 2026

1 min read

Rice yield loss with every 1°C temperature increase

DTE Staff

01 Aug 2026

1 min read

India-US trade deal explained: Why farmers protested

DTE Staff

23 Jul 2026

1 min read

The Sunita Narain Show: El Niño, climate change and India’s monsoon

DTE Staff

27 Jun 2026

1 min read

Why are Indian mangoes being rejected?

DTE Staff

19 Jun 2026

1 min read

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SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection

As severe drought hits, the UK’s food system faces crisis — here’s how to change that

Food vs Energy: Can agrivoltaics solve India’s solar conflict?

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SC upholds PepsiCo’s potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection

Maharashtra’s semi-arid districts face highest risk from rapidly intensifying flash droughts, study says

Kharif sowing recovers after July rain, but pulses, maize and bajra still lag

India’s rice yields could fall 6.6% for every 1°C rise in global temperature

Industrial poultry farming leading cause of food poisoning: Study

Lavender helps Jammu and Kashmir farmers adapt to a warmer, drier climate

As told to Parliament (July 28, 2026): Centre clears Rs 5,520 crore urban flood management programme for 18 cities

Half of Indian rural households didn’t record any increase in income in the last year: NABARD

Farmers protest against India-US trade talks as convoys stopped near Delhi

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These are the 111 districts the government flagged as vulnerable to El Niño 2026 — and 69 are already rainfall deficient

Interviews

‘Community animal health workers are our first line of defence against the next zoonotic outbreak’

“Return of so many people to farming is a failure of labour market”

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

Indoor farming techniques like hydroponics are the future of sustainable agriculture: Vivek Raj

The world does not need industrial camel production: Ilse Kohler Rollefson

‘FAO acknowledges that it neglected costs of food systems in its accounting’

Blogs

As severe drought hits, the UK’s food system faces crisis — here’s how to change that

The snake in India’s fields is not the enemy

As the ‘GI & Beyond 2.0 Summit’ starts in Delhi, India needs to reflect on hurdles in harnessing potential of GIs for agricultural commodities

The grain the horses found

Scaling nature-based solutions have potential to reduce antibiotic use in livestock in the long term

Beyond monoculture: How integrated farming is reviving Northeast India’s farms

Super El Nino: The next inflation shock may begin in India’s fodder fields

Why India must reduce its dependence on conventional urea

Videos

Food vs Energy: Can agrivoltaics solve India’s solar conflict?

El Niño 2026: How it could trigger a global hunger crisis by 2027

Rice yield loss with every 1°C temperature increase

India-US trade deal explained: Why farmers protested

The Sunita Narain Show: El Niño, climate change and India’s monsoon

Why are Indian mangoes being rejected?