Amrit kaal for adivasis? Union Budget 2023-24 weakens safety nets for tribals
Schemes for food security, child welfare, employment guarantee for tribals saw shrinking of funds
Over 90 Tamil Nadu panchayats pass resolution against GM mustard
Letter urged the state government to write to the Union minister for environment, asking him to intervene and stop the planting of GM mustard in …
Depleting food grain stock ring alarms: Is India staring at a rice crisis?
Over 44 million tonnes of grains in stock compared to 78.6 million tonnes last year; Wheat dangerously close to buffer limit
Not just groundwater, flouride has poisoned agricultural soil, crops in Bengal
Farmers in Bankura and Purulia rely on groundwater, heavily contaminated with flouride, to cultivate crops
Accountability is oxygen to civic life : How India could have managed COVID-19 better
Lessons from Right to Information and other welfare laws could have led to more transparent and smooth relief plans
New antimicrobial toolkit by WHO, OIE, FAO aims to fill data gaps
Their report called for implementation of standards on antimicrobial use in a comprehensive manner across all five stages of the antimicrobial …
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Delhi street fruit juice samples
Study for which samples were taken, said the source of the bacteria could be municipal water
Spare me my noodles
As the India-China standoff becomes more tense and anti-Chinese sentiment builds up in India, will ‘Chinese food’ be banned
Union Budget 2020-21: Big plans for storage facilities
Promise of cold storage capacity at villages, warehousing at blocks, refrigerated rail coaches to reduce losses
Nine new items added to MSP for minor forest produce scheme
Despite additions, quality parameters unavailable to state agencies
26% of local livestock breeds face the risk of extinction
African wild ass and the wild Bactrian camel most endangered
Why potato's cousins remain neglected
Tubers come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and pack quite a punch
Budget 2023-24: Do you know what growth rate actually implies?
Before arriving at conclusions regarding growth, one has to be really aware of the factors and variables that determine it
Biotech regulator approves GM mustard, now Centre to take a call
Biosafety mechanisms ignored, conflict of interest over GEAC panel as well, say experts
Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants
African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures
India is reeling under hunger. Will government intervention during COVID-19 help?
Data on nutrition status during COVID-19 could help improve future nutrition programmes in India
Shortage of labourers, gunny bags: Punjab in a spot over wheat procurement
The process started April 10, but ran into several hassles on the first 2 days. It has been slow across the state; has not even started at some …
State of India’s Environment 2021: People and planet in peril
COVID-19 may become endemic, or will continue to erupt but in limited ways in certain geographies. But its trails are already disrupting the …
CSE says honey brands sharing their own versions of lab tests is no surprise
The non-profit was responding to brands such as Dabur and Apis India responding to its expose of honey aduleteration with reports of their own
Cyclone Gati spurs locust outbreak threat in Somalia
Gati, the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured Somalia, made landfall on November 22, 2020
A humble recipe of 3 spices to slacken COVID-19 scare
There is urgent need to focus on alternative, easily available sources; natural products consumed as spices and food can be a better choice
Why abattoirs in Nigeria pose a threat to health and environment
It’s not uncommon for abattoirs to dispose waste directly into streams and rivers. There’s no disposal management or treatment system,…
Locust attack: Farmers may delay monsoon crops as the crisis lingers
India will have a second attack of locusts from Africa hitting by next month as COVID-19 lockdown delays export of pesticides to Kenya
Crops failing against rising temperatures, pest attacks: Study
Rising temperatures due to climate change may be compounding the stress on crops in multiple ways, it says
Beer, wine contaminated with glyphosate: US study
Report flags widespread contamination of farms leading to significant glyphosate levels in beer and wine