India’s forest cover declines

North-eastern states and tribal districts witness unprecedented forest loss

Tea pesticide flavoured

Darjeeling's famous brew, laced with pesticides, poses a threat to public health

Hot conversion

Use of forestland for agriculture causes climate change

Farm differently

Report>>A report riles industrial farming nations and agribusiness

Biofuels more dangerous than fossil fuels

ICAR’s shoddy science

Inquiry panel finds Bt cotton project had serious flaws, scientists were unethical

States’ entry ruffles GM lobby

Biotech firms object to states getting a say in approving GM crop trials

In short

Halt GM crops

Pesticides lobby’s coup

Krishi Bhavan supports endosulfan companies; Kerala protests

Green signal for Bt brinjal

Final nod from environment ministry in February 2010

'Climate change to impact suitability of tropical agricultural lands by 2100'

Suitability will shift to higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere

Fewer honeybees could mean less food

Food prices spur inflation

India compromises on WTO deal

Under pressure from the US, it accepts conditions not part of G-33 proposal

Stage set for GM crops

Centre hastily tables Bill on biotech regulation in Parliament

Predicting doom

Global warming will impact crop production

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Public protests mount against Bt brinjal

Supreme Court seeks details on steps to protect indigenous varieties

Brazil’s GM corns no more resistant against bugs

Farmers demand compensation as seed companies blame farmers

GM and the superhero

India set to grow biofortified crop

Four states to cultivate iron-rich pearl millet by 2012

Same indifference

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