Is it heatwave that troubles farmers: Experts explain the reasons behind paddy stunting in Punjab, Haryana

Early-sown plants have been affected more than timely or late-sown plants

Back to nature: Immense need for crop diversification and role of agroforestry 

Input cost to increase productivity has increased over the last five decades

Simply Put: Sambalpur’s iron-rich fields

Simply Put: Farmers’ anger has not yet blown over

Government programmes to increase yield, better seeds will aid production of pulses

The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes

WATCH: Kisan Sansad or farmers’ parliament starts at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

The farmers want the centre to take back the three controversial farm laws

Ecological economist and Padma Shri awardee Prof Radhamohan passes away at 78

His economic visions were shaped by the experiences of farmers

Simply Put: Double trouble

Simply Put: Killing locusts

Look back at the decade: Food

The second decade of the millenium saw the spread of permaculture in India

Fourteen start-ups selected for 2019 SEED Awards

Four Indian start-ups working on sustainable development among the awardees

Several farmers in Bihar still waiting for PM-Kisan payments

State government accepts many claims are still pending

Simply put: Droughts disastrous for agriculture

Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient

Too much dependence on rice can make India vulnerable

Millions of birds killed annually in southern Europe during olive harvest, says study

The birds are sucked into machines that harvest olives during the night

India’s Cow Crisis Part 4: The stigma of Mewat

How this backward district in Haryana has borne the brunt of stringent cow-related laws

Cellulose nanofibres from bagasse can help in controlled release of pesticides

This could pose as a solution to the growing problem of micro-plastic pollution

'Kerala may have suffered economic losses of up to Rs 20,000 crore due to floods'

The tourism and agriculture industry in the state have borne the brunt of destruction

`It is easy to die'

Sri Lanka to harvest rainwater to boost irrigation, power

The new project will begin this month and end in 2024

Pluck and dry

Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat

The Making of Meetha Paan

A Paanwala from PVR Saket shows how he makes meetha paan.

Soil scan

Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits

Short-shrift to environment

A recent festival of short films bombed -- by and large

Land for aborigines