Arice and fight

Two new proposed Indian legislations will please the World Trade Organisation. But will they protect the rights of Indian farmers over the …

Farm pacts

Sumptuous slumber

India sleeps tight while a US company acquires a patent over three rice strains

Patented to act

Basmati embroglio -- stoked to cook

Basmati rice exporters demand government support to improve exports

International prices of basmati have been declining over the last two years

Mark of distinction

Genetic marker for authenticating Darjeeling tea

Outstanding grain

The aromatic enigma makes basmati a clear winner among grains. The lack of knowledge of what traditional basmati is and an inability to take …

GM field trials now need panchayat nod

The scent that sells

Organic farming: Reaping mixed benefits

Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up …

दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने गंगा के मैदानी भागों में बासमती धान की पैदावार पर लगी रोक हटाई 

मध्य प्रदेश सरकार को दस वर्षों की मशक्कत के बाद बासमती ध�…

Coming soon: more entrants into basmati family

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

With IT villages

Elsewhere the bubble may have burst, but in rural India infotech is alive and kicking

A sticky label

US biotech industry gears up to play dirty in Europe

India bans export of non-basmati rice

India denies GMO contamination in basmati

EU had sought clarification after finding genetically modified organisms in the exported rice