Poor harvest

Punjab farmers are reaping losses

In Short

South Asia

Hollowed out

Coniferous forests of Alaska are being devoured by beetles. Ecologists blame the changing climatic conditions

Batting the pests out

Poor soil, global warming

The downside of using combine harvesters

It is never too late

Sugar mills turn U

India ignores biodiversity

Natural pesticides

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"

Science & Technology - Briefs

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