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Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season
Agriculture

Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

Bhagirath
3 min read
Bundelkhand’s ponds, for which it is famous, are full to the brim and farmers hope this will help them during the winter
India’s protein demand set to triple by 2070: Emissions could soar, but the transition won’t look like West’s
Agriculture

India’s protein demand set to triple by 2070: Emissions could soar, but the transition won’t look like West’s

Shagun
6 min read
Diary to be biggest driver, followed by pulses
India to upgrade 300 Krishi Vigyan Kendras even as old gaps in staffing and funds remain
Agriculture

India to upgrade 300 Krishi Vigyan Kendras even as old gaps in staffing and funds remain

Vivek Mishra
3 min read
ICAR’s 2013 committee had also flagged vacant posts, staff stability, retirement benefits and financial management at farm science centres
As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

Raju Sajwan
5 min read
Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated push on land, climate, biodiversity — both left waiting

Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated action on land, climate, biodiversity — both left waiting

Shagun
4 min read
New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

Rajeshwari Sinha
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening

Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening

Shagun
5 min read
Millet cultivation is thriving in a small Nagaland village, 40 km from Kohima

Millet cultivation is thriving in a small Nagaland village, 40 km from Kohima

Ketholeno Neihu
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue

Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue

Shagun
5 min read
Sugar prices rise 30% in a month as weather shocks expose inflation risk flagged by RBI

Sugar prices rise 30% in a month as weather shocks expose inflation risk flagged by RBI

Puja Das
5 min read
Tamil Nadu drops plans for Chennai’s second airport at Parandur after resistance from farmers

Tamil Nadu drops plans for Chennai’s second airport at Parandur after resistance from farmers

K A Shaji
4 min read
A man herds goats, cows and donkeys in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A new report challenges the long-held assumption that pastoralism is primarily a driver of land degradation.

Combat desertification COP17: Report makes $21 tn-$47 tn case for investing in rangelands, so why is investment falling short?

Shagun
6 min read
Are India’s official agricultural estimates correct? New report raises worrying questions

Are India’s official agricultural estimates correct? New report raises worrying questions

Raju Sajwan
6 min read
Beyond the lens

Beyond the lens

Chhavi Mahaur
2 min read
Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

Half of India’s women farmers recorded as unpaid helpers, report says

DTE Staff
2 min read
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