Cotton-eating monsters lay low the farmers
Cotton farmers in northwest India were taken by surprise when, despite a pesticide blitzkrieg, the American bollworm devastated half their crops. …
Natural resplendence
Scientists in Dharwad, Karnataka, develop coloured cotton, organically
Government's decision on public sector units bad news for neo-liberal economists
A fall-out of neo-liberal economics
Government's relief for Maharashtra farmers not enough
Pro-farmer government shows its colours
Heavy cotton
Following suicides by cotton farmers in various parts of the country, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Delhi, the National …
Spirit of videshi
By turning our backs on swadeshi, we have left cotton farmers in the lurch
Making of a nightmare
Pakistan faces trying times ahead, as insecticide resistant cotton pests threaten to devastate the country's fledgling economy
Dyeing cotton fabrics is an ancient Indian art
Indian textiles formed an important item in the trade network, the major thrust being on cotton fabrics in vibrant kalamkari patterns. Mastery …
Bt for Better Times?
Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields
Farmers in tech trap
Cotton cultivators are on a seed and pesticide treadmill that is draining them of traditional skills
Poor regulation good reason to sideline Bt brinjal
Fabric of nature
Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth
Hanging by a thread
Weavers of renowned Ponduru khadi are abandoning the craft
No pesticides
Farmers can save crops without pesticides. And they can earn more in the deal. sopan joshi records a great change sweeping through Andhra …
Bt-by-Bt assessment
On November 10, 2002, people wearing 'Bollgard' caps visited cotton farmer R Narsimha Reddy at his home in Aleru, a village in Nalgonda, Andhra …
A sticky label
US biotech industry gears up to play dirty in Europe
Organic thread
Even as Bt cotton invaded Indian fields in the past few years, some farmer groups kept pushing for organic cotton. In 2009-10, production in …
Cotton conundrum
The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue
World Trade Outcry
How inevitable was the collapse of talks at the World Trade Organization? How engineered was it? CLIFFORD POLYCARP reports from the streets and …
Long yarn
The cotton story is a tangled tale. In many parts of India, farmers are committing suicide. It's been a while Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and now …
GM crops: Here to stay
The Indian government is dead keen on GM crops. But what about a policy first?
Where is the sceptical indian scientist?
Maya of Indian Science
Lies, denial and outright fraud have become the hallmark of Indian agricultural research because there is no accountability
Cleaning the cotton stain
ICAR sets up independent investigation into Bt Bikaneri Narma research scam
Keeping cancer alive
Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer …