India’s rainfall patterns changing drastically, say Stanford scientists
Longer dry spells and wetter wet spells could spell doom for the Indian agriculture, they warn
Linkage between science and public policy has weakened
M S Swaminathan, popularly known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, has been associated with national agricultural research system (…
Pesticides lobby’s coup
Krishi Bhavan supports endosulfan companies; Kerala protests
'Climate change to impact suitability of tropical agricultural lands by 2100'
Suitability will shift to higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere
State of endosulfan
Ban on the pesticide in Kerala ineffective; more children fall victim, shows survey
Who is watching GM crops?
As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …
Paan loses flavour
Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …
Kerala gets cautious
Plans to ban extremely and moderately hazardous pesticides in cardamom district, Idukki
Western Ghats: lessons in protection
Maize Mania
Maize has become the queen of cereals, courted by state governments, seed companies, farmers and the feedstock and starch industries as the crop …
Just like a forest
Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape
Indefinite moratorium on GM field trials recommended
Supreme Court’s expert panel of scientists for ban on herbicide tolerant crops for India
India softens its stand on endosulfan
Endosulfan: meet in Geneva begins, India still in denial
Sharad Pawar says many states had asked him not to ban the pesticide
Simmering discontent over tea
The newfound success of brand Darjeeling is fuelling suspicion between planters and workers. Sayantan Bera reports
Science under siege
Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…
Labels must for GM food
Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations
Fast food
pushpesh pant rediscovers Amaranth -- once the poor man's grain, today an expensive health food
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