No laughing matter

A large reservoir of nitrous oxide, a potential greenhouse gas, has been discovered near India's west coast

Toxic legacy

Nitrate pollution in California could affect 260,000 people

Death at sea

Pollutants are killing whales near Mexico

‘Solid, liquid waste may have overtaken fertilisers as the biggest source of N2O emissions’

Nandula Raghuram, chair of International Nitrogen Initiative, talks to DTE on the rise in nitrous oxide emissions, its repurcussions and …

Don't bite that apple!

The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …

Mothballing nitrogen

Some now ways of using fortilisers which will prevent nitrogen seepage into the water table

Green Revolution’s hidden toll

Diabetes, obesity, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and more

Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies

Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …

Nutrient paradox

Fertilisers upsetting natural nitrogen, phosphorous flow

Climate is changing, and the Sundarban residents can feel it

The Sundarban delta region in the Bay of Bengal, with 10,000 square kilometres of estuarine mangrove forest and 102 islands, is the world's …

Nitrogen turns sour

Rising levels of nitrogen in soils are increasing global warming

Fertiliser’s true climate impact

Empirical estimates of nitrous oxide levels in environment made

Farmers quit mentha

Overexploitation of water leaves very little for farming

Wrap it right

Pine oleoresin coating can cut nutrient pollution by urea

GM blues

Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues

Orange tumbles

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

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

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 …

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 …