Income of farmers in some states decreased from 2015-16 to 2018-19, new standing committee report shows
2022 too short, too far: A tough year for farmers, cattle owners
Restore by use: Regenerative agriculture can help save water; here is how
Organic reinforcement: Here’s how chemical-free perishables can be promoted
Strategic ally: How an organic food company expanded farm-to-fork philosophy to promote chemical-free practices
Organic food company goes beyond marketing, sales strategies to support farmers moving away from chemical-free practices
Why farmers have been urging Centre to control import of arecanuts
In September this year, the Centre relaxed import restrictions on arecanuts from Bhutan
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh organises ‘Kisan Garjana Rally’ in Delhi to demand remunerative prices for farmers
Demands included abolition of GST on agricultural inputs and increase in PM-KISAN direct cash transfer scheme
Delayed paddy plantation has cascading effect on north India’s air pollution: Harvard University
Delhi and other parts of the region can experience lesser pollution if certain districts of Punjab do not delay ...
Centre draws flak from Parliamentary panel over state of onion silos
The Standing Committee also noted that 51,582.74 million tonnes (MT) of onion had been damaged due to spoilage in ...
1 out of 3 farmers are tenants in Telangana; are excluded from any government support
The Telangana government has declared its flagship cash transfer scheme to be for the support of farmers; but the ...
Jharkhand: Farmers wait through the night to apply for drought relief scheme
Server glitches mar application process for compensation scheme announced by state government
DTE Coverage: Does India really need GM mustard
GM Mustard’s approval could rather open the door for free use of the technology in other food crops
This Pune non-profit led by women bagged an award at COP27 for climate adaptation
Swayam Shikshan Prayog promotes water-efficient irrigation models by creating awareness of water conservation for farms, households and communities
GM mustard: Crop’s release would irreversibly damage the environment, SC told
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Aruna Rodrigues, presented arguments against the crop
Will you be doomed if GM mustard is not approved now, apex court asks Centre
The SC, on the second day of hearing, sought details on the Union government’s claim of GM mustard being ...
Scientists discover new drought-resilient wheat gene, suitable for drier soil conditions
The next step for will be to test how this gene works in diverse agronomic environments from the UK ...
Ahead of SC hearing on GM mustard, activists accuse Centre of misleading apex court
Supreme Court did not get the opportunity to hear the parties in 2016 and 2017 because of repeated undertakings ...
Onion price crash: Maharashtra farmers to protest next week unless government increases costs
Onion prices at Lasalgaon Mandi have fallen even below production cost after NAFED released stocks in the market
Labourers in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura are paid lowest wages; Kerala tops the list: RBI
Of the 20 states and Union territories assessed, only 10 pay above the national average
GM mustard: SC adjourns hearing; sowing trials may not take place this season
Biotech regulator GEAC, ICAR can sow latest by Nov 15; SC to hear case Nov 17
Soil carbon sequestration may help fight climate change
New agriculture modelling study shows atmospheric carbon dioxide can be captured, stored in soil
Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill
Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts
The first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at a UNFCCC COP has been unveiled at Sharm El-Sheikh
GM mustard will obliterate honey bees: Apiculturists protest Central decision in Bharatpur
Mustard is the only natural crop that bee farmers depend on
Inaccessibility of agri-automation to small-scale producers can deepen inequalities: FAO
Agriculture reliant on human and animal power continues to dominate in sub-Saharan Africa