Watch how MGNREGA help villages beat poverty in Bundelkhand

Meegni & Himmatpura were troubled by water scarcity like several other villages of the region

Indian scientists find a cure for dreaded Panama Disease

They have manufactured a biopesticide using a fungus to prevent the disease in banana plants

Cheruvayal Raman’s paddy project: 20 years, 54 varieties, 1 national award

This 70-year old farmer's lifelong mission is to save Kerala's traditional rice varieties

Farmer and the new-age health market

India’s booming nutraceutical market provides a big opportunity to farmer producer organisations

Around 40 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh waiting for PM-Kisan’s first instalment

Data mismatch due to confusion regarding Aadhar card and bank account numbers were found to be the cause of confusion in many cases

Breaking silos in disaster management

An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters

Maize crops falling victim to fall armyworm in Bihar

Reports of the pest attacking crops have been reported from a number of districts in the state, India’s third-largest maize producer

India importing pulses despite self-reliance

Despite the Centre's claims of not importing pulses the previous year, foreign dal still entered the country

Trichomes the real heroes in natural farming

These small, smooth hair protect plants from insects and stop fungal spores from germinating

'The sugar sector is highly politicised'

Sandip Sukhtankar is associate professor, department of economics, University of Virginia, USA. He has authored a critically-acclaimed paper …

What’s the whole talk about doubling farmers’ income?

As the Bharatiya Janata Party promises this in its 2019 election manifesto, it’s imperative to know how doable is it and here’s all …

The invisibility of gender in Indian agriculture

Why policy paralysis in granting entitlements to women in agriculture and farm widows needs to be addressed 

PM-KISAN challenge: Centre may end up spending only a fifth before elections

Lack of land records, poor Aadhar-linkage can cap disbursement at Rs 3,500 cr this financial year

Before Feb 1, brush up your knowledge of all Budgets since Independence

An analysis of all budgets since 1947, their relevance, exclusion of children’s rights and what the last Budget lacked: all of which is here

Why is Dilli Chalo 2018 a unique protest march by farmers?

P Sainath, noted grassroot journalist and founder editor of People's Archive of Rural India, talks about why this farmer protest is unique? About …

Green and golden Srikakulam

Several efforts are being made to turn Andhra Pradesh’s remote, coastal district green and empower tribals in the process

This gel can protect farmers from toxic pesticides

Researchers at Institute for Stem Cell Science & Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, developed poly-Oxime that deactivates toxic chemicals, …

FSSAI asks officials to check if pulses have glyphosate

The food safety authority has asked officials to, every 15 days, find out if the “cancer causing” herbicide is present in the pulses …

India needs a comprehensive approach to prevent pesticide related suicides

Most persons who engage in suicidal behaviour don't want to die but the government lacks proper data on the incidence of pesticide poisoning …

Live life farm style

Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help

How resilient are indigenous goats to climate change

Indian scientists have identified biomarkers to reflect the impact of heat stress on meat characteristics and productivity in goats

Ozone pollution can damage wheat crop

Banaras Hindu University scientists found that most wheat cultivars developed after 2000 are more sensitive to damage due to ozone, a byproduct …

The blue boom

Indigo farming debuts in the hills of Uttarakhand as people find it ecologically and economically beneficial

Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators

This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16

209,762 graduates in Delhi unemployed: Economic Survey

Worryingly, the number of unskilled people in Delhi has also increased from 32,033 in 2014 to 34,258 in 2015