Lock & hold

The jallikattu bull row in Tamil Nadu provokes the law v culture debate

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The arsenic affinity

Revival plan for a disappearing tree

26% of local livestock breeds face the risk of extinction

African wild ass and the wild Bactrian camel most endangered

Treated like cattle

A drawn out court case raises questions about India's animal quarantine managers

Poultry business too serious to be left to industry

Global warming affects the breeding cycle of frogs, says study

Frogs are breeding earlier and producing fewer eggs due to climate change

High-yield cattle breed less

GM field trials now need panchayat nod

Bill Or Bull?

Why is India pushing for the enactment of a bill that does not protect agriculture?

Future jeopardised

Union ministers squabble over aphrodisiac musk

Himalayan herbal heritage fading

The scent that sells

Food security for livestock

Focus must shift from supercows to cattlefeed  

Dengue cases in 2012 highest in four years

216 people across the country died of the disease

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

A problem of plenty

The increasing population of Antarctic fur seals threatens the ecology of the region

Cottonseeds to check malnourishment?

Wildlife harvesting

Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope

Back from plant heaven

South Africa tries to bring cycads, plants that coexisted with the dinosaurs, back to life

Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Up against GM

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam