New classification system for potato

Blame's on chimps

Malaria cases, deaths begin stabilising after COVID disruption: WHO

While deaths came down to 619,000 in 2021 from 625,000 in the first year of the pandemic, it remained higher than the pre-pandemic level of 568,…

AMR week: Antimalaria drug resistance not alarming but growing fast, says WHO report

Three states in India’s North East reported resistance to commonly used drug against malaria

Fighting hidden hunger

Dr Howarth E Bouis, director of HarvestPlus, is a doctorate from Stanford University. He is promoting biofortification within the Consultative …

Disappearing Act

Only special breeding programmes and creation of corridors can save the lion-tailed macaque from extinction

'The world's entire gene-pool is open for manipulation'

INDRA VASIL was one of the first scientists to successfully manipulate wheat plants using genetic engineering techniques. Before he came in, …

Losing signals

Simulation helps enhance photosynthesis

Spotted rice gets clean chit

The fate of 400,000 tonnes of rice hung in balance for more than a year

It’s high time to move towards compassionate, responsible wildlife tourism

Elephants used for tourist rides in Amer Fort in Jaipur, Rajasthan are part of the tourism packages that subject these wild animals to live in …

Significant number of malaria mosquitoes bite during day, control measures need re-evaluation: Study 

Mosquito populations feed in shifts during the day, study finds

COVID-19: Is India equipped to carry out clinical trials on vaccines?

The country does not have the animals for such pre-clinical trials

TEARS FOR CROCODILES

Man who authored green revolution dies at 95

Multi-stakeholder approach needed to address Assam’s vulture poisoning incidents

Farmers set poisoned meat to kill dogs, but vultures die in huge numbers, leaving few records of dog mortality

New global standard adopted for making trade in plants and seeds safer

There is an increasing risk that pests carried by seeds could establish themselves and spread after planting

Vanishing breeds

While people worry about patenting of upmarket plant products like neem because of transnational interest, India's unique biodiversity of …

The Himalayan herb grower

Arun Kumar Badoni has taken upon himself the task of conserving medicinal and aromatic plants in the Garhwal Himalaya

3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park

Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season

Hope for vultures

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News for farmers

Warming bad for rice

Rice is a staple diet for many. But a recent study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) under the United States department of agriculture has …

Gambusia: This solution could actually be an invasive problem

Andhra Pradesh releases 10 million mosquitofish in waterbodies to control malaria, dengue