YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

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 …

In Short

Global seed vault opens

GM crops: Here to stay

The Indian government is dead keen on GM crops. But what about a policy first?

Cooling begins in doomsday vault

Doomsday vault good and ready

In Short

South Asia

India ignores biodiversity

Meet the Kerala farmer who preserves genetic diversity of rice

He received the National Plant Genome Saviour Award for his efforts towards conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds