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Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …

Sikkim is 100% organic! Take a second look

The state's transition to organic farming is yet to become a true success

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Organic states

Mizoram passes legislation to go fully organic, Sikkim already on the path

Sneaky leak

The next disruption

Restore by use: Regenerative agriculture can help save water; here is how

Use of natural inputs, minimum-till, mulching, multi-cropping and sowing of diverse and native varieties can increase the soil’s water-…

CSE report flags poor state of organic fertilisers, biofertilisers sector in India

There is a widespread availability of inferior quality as well as spurious biofertiliser and organic fertiliser products across the country

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 …

Lethal landscape

India has 134 contaminated hazardous sites and another 192 'probable' contaminated hazardous sites, which includes seven sites around the …

Niligiris' journey to being ODF led to it embracing organic farming

The hill district witnesses a successful example of closing the nutrient loop in a sustainable way

United Phosphorus loses 22-year-old defamation case against Sanctuary Asia

The magazine had reported on how UPL's chemcial and pesticide units were worsening pollution scenario in Vapi

42% of India’s districts use 85% of its chemical fertilisers

A parliamentary standing committee blamed Agriculture Ministry’s skewed policy for the inequality in fertiliser usage

Authorities clueless Carcinogen NP in a large number of products in India.

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 …

Maths, physics not compulsory to study engineering: Experts differ with AICTE

Some are critical, while others believe the idea is not a bad one

Biodegradable plastic

Business as usual

Radioactive leak

Beauty of being natural

Organic farming has many advantages over other farming methods, proves a 21-year long study

Budget woes

Will a right environment be created by the budget this year?

Tax prop

Iraq syndrome

Multiple vaccinations torment US soldiers after the Iraq war

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