Can sugar beet make sugar production in India sustainable

Growing sugarcane, especially in Maharashtra, is not sustainable any longer, because of severely depleted groundwater levels along the state’…

After broken dam wrecked this Punjab village twice, farmers decided to take matters into own hands

Overflowing Ghaggar river broke banks in July, destroyed Kharif paddy; villagers blame state government for disrepair

India lost 6 people daily to extreme weather events in October

The month was unusually wet, with 47% more rainfall than the long period average

Sustainability increases if ethanol is made from sugarcane juice: Study

Sugarcane cultivation has benefitted from entrenched policies that incentivised production for decades

Everything about desert locusts — and how to control them amid COVID-19 crisis

From Yemen to Indo-Pakistan border, how the swarms made way into India — and how the situation should be monitored 

Back to basics: COVID-19 labour crunch brings direct seeding of paddy in focus

States have been trying to promote DSR for some time; it is gaining traction now — Since June, when kharif sowing started, 0.7 million ha …

Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them

The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again

International Day for Biological Diversity 2020: Spotlight on nature-based solutions

The purpose of observing the International Day for Biological Diversity is to highlight importance of conserving biodiversity

Union Budget 2023: Foundation for sustainable farming is missing in India

Ambitious initiatives for farmers are promising but transition to sustainable agriculture requires healthy soil and inputs

Biodiversity governance: A mix of knowledge and forest management for benefit sharing

People’s biodiversity register a roadmap for forest management plans; it documents knowledge of status, history, ongoing changes and …

Biodiversity governance: Access and benefit sharing and its implications on agricultural resources

A special instrument for access to crop genetic resources, access and benefit sharing (ABS) system, is fraught with challenges  

Biodiversity governance: The agreements and laws that help enforce it

Major legally binding conventions to protect nature were adopted at the Rio Summit where several countries came together amid rapidly …