Senior Reporter, Down To Earth
आवरण कथा: अनाज से गायब हुए पोषक तत्व, अब शरीर को पहुंचा रहे हैं नुकसान
पहली बार भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद (आईसीएआर) के वैज्ञा…
किसानों को जिला स्तर पर मौसम की सलाह देने वाली 199 इकाइयों को बंद कर रही है सरकार
जलवायु परिवर्तन के इस दौर में बढ़ती बेमौसमी चुनौतियों क…
Come March and 199 district agromet units will wind up, as per Centre’s order
Scientists associated with agriculture advisories in different states express concern over decsion
Union government launches framework to promote voluntary carbon markets in agriculture
Minister Arjun Munda requests full cooperation from all quarters to promote carbon markets in the interest of farmers
Work capacity of farm labourers in key food-producing areas to reduce with rising temperatures, shows study
Physical work capacity begins to decline around 20°C ambient temperature & further diminishes as temperature, humidity & exposure to …
DTE Exclusive: Did focus on yield cost India nutrition?
Down To Earth special report on how the wheat and rice that the country eats have lost their nutritional value
Silent famine: Can India halt its own weakening nutritional security?
If India has to have any chance in arresting malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency burden, nutrition has to be made a priority at par with …
Silent famine: What exactly changed in India’s wheat and rice?
The crops gained quantity but lost quality in the quest to feed India’s millions
What ails climate-smart agriculture in South Asia? Limited state resources & incentives, unequal tech dissemination
By 2050, South Asia will be one of the largest food-deficit regions & requires substantial increase in production to meet growing food demand
रबी सीजन: सात लाख हेक्टेयर में अब तक नहीं बोई गई दालें, उत्पादन पर दिखेगा असर
पिछले सीजन की तुलना में चालू सीजन का बुआई रकबा 251,000 हेक्टे…
Rabi sowing update: Wheat gains momentum, pulses continue to lag
Increase in area under pulses important for bringing down food inflation; Rabi paddy acreage reduced over the years
Surface irrigation may encourage monocropping: Evidence from Telangana holds lessons for India
Providing farm households with new irrigation facilities that improve groundwater table also significantly enhances farm profits
नैनो यूूरिया के इस्तेमाल के बाद घट गया उत्पादन और प्रोटीन, पंजाब कृषि विश्वविद्यालय ने किया खुलासा
शोधकर्ताओं ने पाया कि नैनो यूरिया के उपयोग से गेहूं की प…
Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea
Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued
2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year
PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census
Poorest countries are in debt; spent record $443.5 bln in debt service payments
Interest payments by these countries quadrupled to all-time high of $23.6 billion in 2022
DTE Coverage: Green issues in latest NCRB Report
NCRB findings paint worrying picture
COP28: Agrifood most climate-affected sector but finance flows to it fell by 12% in 2021, reveals FAO
FAO reveals global roadmap for food systems; experts say it fails to target fossil fuels
COP28: Emerging alternatives to meat & dairy may help reduce environment footprint of global food system, says UNEP
UNEP report made distinction between developing and high- & mid-income nations; Per capita consumption of animal meat in Europe & North …
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
Soil matters
Unhealthy soil leads to unhealthy children. India needs to improve soil micronutrients not just to increase crop productivity, but also to …
One farmer/farm labourer dies by suicide every hour in India: NCRB data
An emerging and worrying trend from the NCRB data was that deaths by suicide of agricultural labourers was higher than cultivators
कॉप-28: 2022-23 में 23 देशों ने सूखे को लेकर घोषित किया आपातकाल, 184 करोड़ लोग प्रभावित
करीब 184 करोड़ लोग सूखे से प्रभावित हैं, जिनमें से करीब पांच…
COP28: New report finds agriculture most climate-affected sector; calls for urgent food systems focus in L&D fund
134 countries sign declaration committing to include food in NDCs
Drought emergency declared by 23 countries in 2022-23, shows global drought map
1.84 billion people were drought stricken, out of which 4.7% exposed to severe or extreme drought