Highlights of the monsoon session: what the Parliament discussed

Important discussions and reports tabled in the Parliament in from July 17 to August 11

Government to take a decision on GM Mustard by September

The Supreme Court will hear petitions against the commercial release of the crop then

Why Indian farmers need a robust relief and compensation mechanism

Climate change will impact agriculture, resulting in increased crop damages and lower crop yields

We can’t afford to lose farmers

It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit the farmers who grow our food

Exploiting Asia's biodiversity can ensure food security, end hunger

Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the Earth’s most important resources

Deadly promise

Poll promise to waive crop loan led farmers to default and incur debt in the nascent Telangana state. About 100 of them commit suicide

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"

Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk

Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators is impacting plant and flower growth

Pollinator Week: How well-pollinated crops are important for agriculture

Pollination by bees, birds, flies holds a lot of significance: They affect 35% of world’s crop production

Science & Technology - Briefs

Maharashtra grape farmers worried as unseasonal rains, hail wipe out 50,000 acres of vineyards

Almost 25 per cent of the export has been affected, claim farmers

Poor of a country emit less, lose more: New paper calls for progressive taxes for ‘polluting elites’

This report, for the first time, has stressed on the differing responsibilities of individuals and not just countries

As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): Most crop damage due to heavy rains, floods in Karnataka this year

The state saw 1,031,102 hectares of damaged crop area, followed by Assam with 245,837.7 ha  

Bt Brinjal biopiracy case: Apex court restores PIL in Karnataka HC after nearly a decade

In this decade, 231 more crops have been removed from the protection of piracy provided in Section 3 of the Biodiversity Act, bringing the total …

Fewer farmers benefited from government procurement last Rabi season

Government body recommends increasing procurement of foodgrains from Bihar, UP and Rajasthan  

Bumper kharif amid excess stock? Is India staring at hard agri decisions

Restrict procurement from Punjab and Haryana; stop procuring from states offering bonus on MSP; divert excessive stock for ethanol and cattle feed

Unpaid dues to cane farmers over Rs 15,000 crore: Govt

Sugar prices had remained depressed, which had affected the liquidity of sugar mills, a govt reply said

Data on sugarcane in Maharashtra after floods shows why accurate assessment is critical

Pollution destroys crops

Bt for Better Times?

Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields

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