Thunderstorm kills 32 in Bihar after state ignores IMD warning

Locals allege the death toll is expected to be much higher than the numbers reported by the government

Another hailstorm in Maharashtra, claims lives of two

Ready-to-harvest crops damaged, farmers fear orchards may not regenerate

Untimely rains, hailstorm kill 22 people in Andhra Pradesh

Crops on over 250,000 hectares destroyed in continuous downpour

"Farmers' wisdom must be on paper in era of patents"

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Pollution destroys crops

Scientists get legal notice for highlighting health hazards of endosulfan

Excel Crop Care asks them to withdraw report, apologise publicly by July 28

Women, children worst victims of indoor air pollution

Cash-strapped cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast struggle with poor harvest

Erratic weather blamed for low quality of beans

Rajasthan bans GM trials

Bureaucrats sit on file, while GM mustard sails through

What monsoon holds for India in 2015

From forecasts over El Niño to fears of economic loss, many predictions in the last week have raised eyebrows

Treasure and the tricks

Conserving genetic purity of 750 varieties of rice with limited resources like a small piece of land and no workforce is a major challenge. Debal …

Large-scale germination failure in soybean, Maharashtra farmers hit hard

Could speed up decline of the crop in the region

Supreme Court allows endosulfan export

Exports to be routed through public sector undertaking Hindustan Insecticides and two other companies

Disaster fund for cold wave

Decision likely after Madhya Pradesh incurred huge crop losses in January

Boulder-sized hailstones rain on Rangareddy district, destroy crops

Studies needed to ascertain if freak weather linked to climate change, say Met scientists

New insurance lets farmers down

Unions demand individual coverage

Odisha SPCB indicts Hindalco for fluoride contamination in farms

Farmers around the plant in Hirakud had repeatedly complained of heavy crop loss which now has been linked to plant emissions

Phailin: crop loss assessed at Rs 2,300 crore

Families in severely affected villages to get rations and cash assistance

SC orders immediate release of Cauvery water to save Tamil Nadu’s standing crops

State claims it has lost a third of its standing crops and that remaining crops on 600,000 ha need to be irrigated at once

Tamil Nadu to sue Karnataka for crop loss in Cauvery delta

Move follows the latter's refusal to release adequate water from Cauvery even after talks, says Jayalalithaa

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Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan

Sets deadline of July 23

NDA government ambivalent about calling off GM trials

Scientists ask Narendra Modi to call off trials of genetically modified food crops, caution against biotech companies being allowed to take away …