Remodel food systems
The climate change crisis is human-made; it is we humans who must rework our lives; we cannot go ahead with the current model of agriculture …
Rotterdam Convention: International trade of 2 hazardous pesticides recommended for ‘prior informed consent’
Iprodione & Terbufos dangerous for health of humans, aquatic animals; India among largest exporters of Terbufos
Why we must fix toxic chemical pollution to safeguard our planet and health
Leaders gathering at Bonn next week must strengthen a global agreement that prioritises accountability for pollution from chemicals
Why India needs to bring back nature-positive farming
The pandemic showed that human interventions in natural processes can have disastrous consequences; we should now scale up natural-positive food …
K Meerabi’s husband was disabled due to pesticides in 2008; this month, she earned acclaim for natural farming at Oxford
The Guntur farmer’s impact on the global stage signifies growing recognition of natural farming practices as a viable and transformative …
ATM agriculture: There are reasons as to why there is so much resistance to the idea of natural farming
It is different. In this case, science promotes competition in the plants so that they can build soil reservoirs of fungi and bacteria and …
Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?
Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters
Climate crisis in North East India: An outlier in Arunachal, Upper Siang now experiences increased rainfall
Increased rainfall leads to decline in rice productivity: New diseases have emerged, pest attacks on the rise
‘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 …
The Green Revolution and a dark Punjab
Punjab has paid a price for food security. The use of pesticides and fertilisers has resulted in a number of health issues for the state’s …