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ICAR’s ‘MoU signing spree’ with MNCs spurs concerns over corporatisation of Indian agriculture
Shagun
5 min read
While private companies will get to utilise ICAR's vast network, collaboration likely to affect nature of services provided by ICAR and agriculture extension functionaries
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DTE Staff
2 min read
Agreement to increase goat productivity, provide advanced training in breeding and healthcare practises and foster sustainability
Several economies are dependent on cocoa. Photo for representation: iStock
Michael E Odijie
4 min read
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana
Green Revolution policy initiatives secured India’s food security over the last five decades but caused major ecological disasters, depleting groundwater in grey zones in Punjab and Haryana.
Virender Singh Lather
3 min read
This technology will raise cultivation costs by monopolising the seed-agrochemical market and may lead to more robust, herbicide-resistant weeds in the future, endangering rice production
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DTE Staff
3 min read
DTE and CSE hold webinar on magazine's coverage of ICAR research
Earlier experiences of private ventures into agriculture through contract farming have indicated the exploitation of farmers at the hands of big corporate giants. Representative photo: iStock.
Nivedita Sharma
4 min read
CDP has the potential to benefit farmers; however, asymmetric power relations can make farmer-producer organisations captive markets for the goods produced and marketed by big companies
India’s Rs 20,000-crore CCUS push: What the Union Budget’s carbon capture bet really means
Kushagra Goyal
6 min read
Budget backing raises questions about costs, scale, and whether carbon capture can deliver real climate gains alongside renewables
After the slogans fade: Rethinking what it means to support the girl child
Kreeanne Rabadi
3 min read
The real question is not whether we value the girl child in principle, but whether our commitment and actions consistently enable her to learn, speak, choose and lead
The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report — here’s what that means
Kaveh Madani
5 min read
Financial bankruptcy ends by transforming spending. Water bankruptcy needs the same approach
Big reserves, broken industry: What US control could mean for Venezuela’s oil
Puja Das
6 min read
For India, the larger concern lies with stranded investments
MGNREGA replaced: What does the VB-G RAM G Bill 2025 mean for rural employment
DTE Staff
1 min read
As protests are announced and the bill moves forward, the core question remains: is rural employment still a right, or is it becoming a centrally planned welfare programme?
What a landmark Uber Eats, DoorDash pay deal could mean for delivery drivers and food costs
Michael Rawling
4 min read
Deal's improved conditions would include accident insurance for injured or killed workers
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