Sand and dust storms are increasing, human activities contribute 25% emissions: UNCCD

Such storms present a formidable challenge to achieving 11 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Explained: How is ‘below normal’ monsoon 2023 impacting India’s economy

Deficit of 6% in the country overall; about 31% of India received less than normal rainfall

UP headed towards drought? Less than normal rainfall in 96% districts

Police stop farmers from using tube wells to irrigate their fields  

As told to Parliament (March 9, 2021): Implementation of farm laws stayed till further orders

All that was discussed in the House through the day

IIT-K scientists design mobile pesticide sprayer that runs on solar energy

The device will save labour and time for small and marginal farmers

SC stays implementation of farm laws, forms committee to examine farmer concerns

Delhi Police file plea seeking injunction against Republic Day tractor rally by farmers

Fall armyworm bane back in Bihar’s maize-growing eastern districts

More than 2,000 hectares of maize affected by FAW attacks in Madhepura district alone

COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit

Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud

Income opportunity gap, gender-based violence, domestic work burden: What's holding back women in Zimbabwe?

Around 79% of the burden of water fetching responsibilities in Zimbabwe falls on women

Short-duration paddy cultivation can help solve Punjab and Haryana’s stubble burning problem

Along with in situ incorporation of stubble into soil is an effective solution for both air pollution and groundwater conservation

How a creeper plant helps tribals in Odisha eke out a living

The tribal populations turn Siali creeper, found abundantly in the forests, into craft items that are sold in cities

Why pulse production in India needs better incentives

Productivity of released varieties of pulses is much lower than the notified variety of lower-yielding ones 

Global food emissions alone can push warming beyond 1.5°C

Around 80% of future warming from food consumption will be from meat, rice and dairy products

A more expanded vision is needed to promote millets

A focus on hybrids and select millet varieties limits the benefits that these supergrains can provide   

Curtains on farm protests? Samyukt Kisan Morcha agrees to revised draft proposal by Centre

Farmer leaders will wait for an official order December 9, following which they will meet to call off the protests

Andhra Floods: Farmers on month-long march, demand compensation for crops

Recent floods in Andhra Pradesh a sign of climate change effects visible since 2012, say experts

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Kerala case study shows how ethnoveterinary practices can curb AMR in livestock

Ethnoveterinary practices are more cost-effective than allopathic treatment; it also allows farmers to monitor the process

Farm laws repeal: How the farmers’ protests unfolded in a year

India’s longest and also the biggest farmers’ agitation has been demanding repeal of the farm laws that Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

How a noxious aquatic weed was used to make eco-friendly products, generate employment in rural Bengal

Demand for woven baskets, cups, plates, boxes and other cottage industry products is high in the state, neighbouring areas

Stopping subsidies will be fresh blow for India’s struggling small fishers: Experts

Fisher community claims already vulnerable fishermen will not be able to access subsidises even if WTO negotiations turn in their favour  

Nitrogen pollution limits safe margin for other environmental issues, say scientists

Fertilizers are among a predominant source of nitrous oxide and ammonia pollution, say scientists at 8th Conference of the International Nitrogen …

Breaking new ground: World’s longest running farm study adds to organic-inorganic debate

The aim of the Broadbalk experiment is to test the effects of different organic and inorganic fertilisers on soil fertility and study the optimum …

COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater

Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …

COVID-19 and Cyclone Yaas: Double whammy for Jharkhand’s watermelon farmers

Unseasonal rainfall triggered by Cyclone Yaas, combined with COVID-19 restrictions, has led to few takers for the crop