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 …

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 …

Simply Put: Polluter pays? Really?

Several Bihar farmers stare at loss as wheat seeds fail to sprout

Farmers demand compensation; state agriculture department launches probe

Warm winter to severely hit rabi production in Bihar: Experts

Forced maturity in plants due to higher temperatures can result in smaller seeds

More Indians covered by health insurance but overall percentage still low: NHFS-5

Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest coverage but a decrease since last survey

India lost crops on 18 million hectares to extreme floods from 2017-2019: Govt

Madhya Pradesh hardest-hit; figures show gross underestimation of crop losses due to floods

How construction material derived from agro-waste can pave way for sustainable living

Agro-based biocomposites help in carbon sequestration, control air pollution and reduce global warming

Mango trees are flowering well this season; why then are farmers worried?

Traditional beliefs say mango flowering brings unpredictable rainfall; rising temperatures have a dominant role to play, say experts

Crop nutrient management using digital tool improves yield, reduces greenhouse gas emissions: Study

More than 80% of 1,594 participating farmers reported an increased crop yield and farm income, according to the study

Looking at the farm laws from an economic perspective

The purpose of the new farm laws is to end the historic exploitation of farmers at the APMC markets and free them from the clutches of the …

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’…

Over 200,000 hectares crops lost to locust attacks since 2019: Agriculture minister

The locust attacks since 2019 were the most serious in the country in 26 years  

Loan burden increased across India in 2020 amid pandemic: Study

Among marginalised groups, indebtedness was highest in Muslim-majority and Scheduled Caste-majority hamlets

Direct cash transfer smooth in Punjab, but is it a hit with farmers

State pays out 83% of wheat MSP due for rabi season in a month

International Biodiversity Day: It is about our relationship with nature

WATCH: Sunita Narain spells out why it is all about our choices as the world celebrates another International Biodiversity Day in the shadow of …

Agriculture did not fall to COVID-19 last year; will there be an encore?

India’s second wave has affected the Rabi post-harvest marketing season; it could also affect the Kharif season depending on the disease&…

At least 40% global crops lost to pests every year: FAO

Invasive pests cost countries at least $70 billion annually, among main drivers of biodiversity loss 

Surplus June rainfall in Bihar may be an outcome of climate change, claim experts

Thousands displaced; most rivers and their tributaries overflowing

Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha

The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021 

International Biodiversity Day 2021: We are part of the solution

Let us make the International Biodiversity Day a routine action rather than a mere one-day celebration every year

Early, repeated floods wreaked havoc on north Bihar farms

Large tracts of standing crops in villages across the Gandak basin destroyed in successive deluges over 50 days since mid-June

Private insurance companies benefitted the most from PM Fasal Bima Yojana: Report

Farmers yet to be paid Rs 5,724 crore for claims made in 5 years since scheme launch

Bihar floods: Lives of thousands upended in north districts as water refuses to recede

The standing floodwater damaged crops across hectares

Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity

Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep