With a trace of Molybdenum

Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

GM blues

Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues

Biofuels more dangerous than fossil fuels

Orange tumbles

Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?

What upsets the nitrogen balance?

Other side of pesticides contamination

Alphonso’s last call?

The world’s best mango is perishing in coastal Maharashtra, which grows most of the crop. The culprits are climate change and unsustainable …

Modified and making trouble

Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …

Nitrogen overdose

Excessive nitrogen is causing "nitrogen stress" in flora and fauna

Metallic lustre in food

Short News

The escape route

Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …

Cancer-struck

Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'

Punjab: end of the revolution ?

Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …

The vanishing lakes

There is more water than land in north Bihar. The rivers that ramble down from the Himalaya feed numerous depressions scattered all over the …

Test tube brinjal

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

Science and Technology - Briefs

Dying fields

The Green Revolution and use of high-yielding varieties has led to depletion of vital micronutrients

Test tube brinjal

Indian regulators are keen to clear Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation. This would be India’s first genetically modified food crop. If …

Rain lash

Four-hour deluge washed away not just crops but also soil from 5,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Experts warn of more such weather events. Is the …

Manipulating Research

Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning …

A revolution gone awry

Easy access to agro-chemicals in Sri Lanka blamed for public health scare

Reclaiming Simple Clod