These farmers in Bikaner, Rajasthan have faced locusts 3 times in one year
They face an uncertain future as many have not received any help from the government
Cases against Monsanto’s glyphosate double in a month
The German drugmaker now faces 8,000 cases in the US against its weedkiller
Impact of stalled monsoon: 30-45% decline in sowing of kharif crops in June
Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops
Researchers develop super-hydrophobic cotton for oil-spill cleanup
Both heavy and light oils can be effectively absorbed by a super-hydrophobic Cotton, developed by IIT-Guwahati, which is easy to prepare, cost-…
I know the havoc that genetically modified crops can wreak
Indians are killing the future of the coming generations by welcoming GMOs in Indian food and environment
Fall Armyworm detected on sugarcane crops in Tamil Nadu
Worm found in four sugarcane fields in the districts of Erode and Karur
Moving beyond organics: Understanding the place and space of brown cotton
We need to broaden our search beyond organics to understand other cotton options that are eco-friendly, if cotton is to retain a place as a …
A vicious nexus
To ensure that inconvenient research is besmirched and killed, industries are invariably attacking the science and researchers
COVID-19: Bengal cotton loom trade hit
Exports fall by 10 per cent in five months, taant trade badly hit
Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow
Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume
SC okays Monsanto’s patent claim over Bt cotton
The agri-business giant earlier had a setback at Delhi high court
DTE Coverage: Pink bollworm’s cotton curse in India's North Zone
Down To Earth travels to the cotton fields of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan and hears stories of misery and death
Climate change has transformed pearl millet cultivation zones in India
East Rajasthan, Haryana now India’s core pearl millet production area; farmers in Gujarat shifting from pearl millet to cotton, castor
Ahead of SC hearing on GM mustard, activists accuse Centre of misleading apex court
Supreme Court did not get the opportunity to hear the parties in 2016 and 2017 because of repeated undertakings made by the Centre, saying …
Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected
‘Humans are closer to setting up base on Moon’
Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya, an astrobiologist, talks about the future of China’s experiment that resulted in a seed sprouting on the lunar surface
GE cotton: Three states refuse NOC for field trials
GEAC demands Telangana, Gujarat state reasons for declining, will take decision if Maharashtra doesn't reply on time
Farm to Facebook: India’s catch-up evolution in techno-policy landscape
India needs to work out problems in old policies and develop new ones that ensure a rapid tectonic shift in India’s technological future
The circular economy: How Rwanda tries to chart its course in hostile global waters
Wanting to move away from being a dumpyard of used clothings has meant angering Donald Trump's USA. The small east African country is trying to …
Harnessing people’s power for climate action
As people join hands to increase awareness on climate change and call for action to reduce its impacts, we need to vouch for local solutions that …
Tracking locust attack: Cotton crop spread over 700 hectares destroyed in Bikaner
Farmers in a dilemma with no income to pay for living expenses as well as debt
For Rajasthan farmers, pest attacks mean loss of income, debt burden
Frequency of attacks, increased due to climate change, is severely affecting the yield and meteorically escalating production costs
Climate change: Crop yields in Punjab will fall by up to 13% in next 30 years
A study by Punjab Agricultural University used rainfall & temperature data from 35 years to project the impact of climate change on 5 major …
After excess rainfall, now poor prices leave Marathwada cotton farmers in debt
Excess rainfall has caused a loss of about 50 per cent across the cotton belt region
Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected