Extreme climate can halve crop yields: Study

Global research quantifies impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeans

Report flags growing threat of monoculture in crop production

Only 9 plant species account for 66 per cent of total crop production, says Food and Agriculture Organisation 2019 report

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

Draft global guidelines to reduce plastic fishing gear in oceans agreed upon

A set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear, which is …

How much is the crop loss in flood-hit states?

In Uttar Pradesh, over 30,000 hectares of sown crops have been affected by the floods in 12 districts

Doctor who blocked thalidomide from release in the US dies at 101

Frances Oldham Kelsey had recently been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours

Goodness of the unpolished

The popularity of polished white rice has killed the red and black varieties that have medicinal properties. A few Tamil Nadu farmers are …

Why Rajasthan's camel protection law is not enough to save its camels

Since the law does nothing to provide for the welfare of camels and their breeders, the government must take over from the Raika their …

New software to conserve shark species

The practice of slashing off a shark's fins and dumping the animal back into the sea has been declared illegal in many countries

Processed food now a cause for higher incidence of non- communicable diseases

Increased consumption of food outside home, especially in middle-income countries, is another cause of worry, highlights a study

Hidden hunger: a silent epidemic

The Global Hunger Index report recommends returning to traditional diets comprising locally available, biodiverse food to overcome growing under-…

Narendra Modi government plans to restructure Food Corporation of India

Panel headed by former consumer affairs minister, Shanta Kumar, expected to recommend ways to bring in operational efficiency and improved …

Illegal logging major threat to development in west Africa: FAO

The activities not only harm economies but are also a source of funding for terror groups

Butter fruit

Shalini Dhyani explores the forgotten virtues of mahua fruit and seed oil

Death on mounds of a bumper crop

As corruption hijacks procurement centres in Bundelkhand, farmers prefer suicide to a debt trap. Richard Mahapatra reports from Uttar Pradesh …

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

Capturing the monsoons

It's a season that inspires and engages everyone, from the farmer to the policy maker. From the scientist to the travel writer. From the …

Kind to Cash

A short stop motion that shows all the schemes that a human being (woman) can avil of in her lifetime.    

Loud and unclear

Centre clears ordinance on food security

The ordinance, if signed by the President, will come into immediate effect

COVID-19: The pandemic of inequality

Nobody is sure when this defining point of the pandemic would be declared over

Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies

Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO

Our daily dose of antibiotics

As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…

Include millets in PDS for food and nutritional security, demand scientists

Area under cultivation of millets is declining in spite of national Food Security Mission

India shakes up WTO

The fracas over India's refusal to meet the deadline on trade facilitation exposes rich nations' double standards