Can Baiga millet be part of mainstream?

The Sikiya millet grows on its own in the bewar plots managed by the Baigas. Currently, IIMR is working towards establishing …

300 million sub-Saharan Africans could go hungry due to Fall Armyworm

A pest that feeds on sorghum, millet and maize will cause severe destruction to crops if left unchecked, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization

9 human-animal conflicts every day in Bandipore, Nagarhole National Park

Most of these involved crop and property damage, shows data by the Wildlife Conservation Society

Committee confirms use of illegal cotton seeds

Last year, herbicide tolerant cotton was blamed for the deaths of farmers due to inhalation in Vidharbha region

Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology

The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders

Bangladesh's GM gamble

Anil Chandra Mahanta, one of the first 20 farmers to cultivate genetically modified brinjal in South Asia, does not understand the new technology.…

Glyphosate use increased 1500% since genetically modified crops were introduced

Cultivation of genetically modified herbicide tolerant crops relies heavily on glyphosate, a possible carcinogen

GM in food: Food regulator mum on illegalities

FSSAI says it will frame a law to regulate GM food, but fails to talk about the prevalent illegal trade and mislabeling

CSE’s previous studies on public health issues

From endosulfan poisoning in Kerala to the presence of a carcinogen in bread, CSE has conducted many studies of imminent concern to human beings

Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business

People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food.  Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?

Vacuum in governance on genetically modified foods in India

FSSAI has so far dragged its feet on regulating GM foods. Its recent attempt to regulate the industry may do more harm than good as the draft …

Kerala floods: Death toll touches 370

The IMD says the rainfall density is expected to reduce majorly in the next 2-3 days

Cases against Monsanto’s glyphosate double in a month

The German drugmaker now faces 8,000 cases in the US against its weedkiller

India is consuming banned GM food owing to lack of regulations

Genetically modified food items are flooding Indian markets with seemingly no trouble at all 

Bt brinjal: Bangladesh’s model not fit enough for adoption

India plans to study Bangladesh's cultivation method while the neighbouring country incurs losses

GEAC approves field studies of GM mustard on honey bee

Similar approvals for Genetically Modified mustard were also given in March this year by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee

Food production experts call for more “quality and indigeneity” in agriculture

The remarks were made at a two-day event in Delhi to discuss how food systems can best be transformed in line with the 2030 Agenda for …

Tamil Nadu’s innovative methods of seed plantation

The state has been trying out a number of novel and unique ways to plant seeds of various tree species and ensure that they survive and make …

Indigenous food must be brought back to plates, say ecologists

Local food crops should be preferred over GM crops to address deficiencies, say experts at Bhubaneswar food sovereignty meet

Water in forests: Finding the blue in the greens

It is time we rediscover forests as a ‘water commons’ to aid India’s fight against climate change

How Delhi’s draft e-vehicle policy stands out

Here’s a lowdown on what the policy offers to meet its aim of 25 per cent new vehicle registrations by 2023

Was there a victory for Monsanto in India's Supreme Court on a patent matter?

Media headlines, especially from business media houses and American media, continue to scream that Monsanto has had a “patent victory”…

World’s 1 billion people are hungry and 2 billion eat too much wrong food

A study conducted in 16 countries says world’s eating habits will not leave enough food to feed all and it is detrimental to the climate too

How a vegetable can tackle malnutrition in the hills

Gaithi, a tuber variety that grows in the hills of Uttarakhand, has both nutritive and medicinal properties

Jharkhand’s success story of fruit plantation under MGNREGA

The state’s experience in horticulture orchards can serve as a model for the country