New study helps monitor trends in phytoplankton biomass in Bay of Bengal
Information on marine environmental parameters is important as it serves as a basis for monitoring climate change, river discharge
COVID-19: Bihar govt cancels licences of 36 PDS shops
Lodges FIRs against 144 shop dealers over alleged irregularities in food grain distribution and black marketing
COVID-19: Bereft of clarity, why relief measures for Indian poor are not enough
Implementation of relief measures remains a concern. Those not registered under PDS scheme can be affected, say experts
Sudden rains damage Bihar’s rabi crops
Farmers expected a decline in the production of fruits — including mangoes and litchis
How Indian Standards are looking at complexities in healthcare
A mushrooming medical devices market makes it vital to manage healthcare complexities
Seed money: Chironji ensures cash supply for forest dwellers
When it comes to minor forest produce, chironji plays a key role in keeping the rural economy going
You will soon be able to buy India’s first high oleic groundnut varieties
The commercialised of these varieties and it is set to benefit all stakeholders, including small famers, food industry as well as the …
World Bee Day: 10 facts about this pollinator
Let’s get to know these little creatures who form 90 per cent of pollinator troupes and are pivotal to our existence
India has not done much to address antimicrobial resistance: Global report
A survey by FAO, OIE and WHO has found wide discrepancies in countries’ efforts toward tackling AMR
A new programme aims at increasing Africa's soil productivity by 30%
Poor soil fertility is a major constraint to improving farm productivity and farmer livelihoods in Africa
Europe, Central Asia need to tackle poverty, climate change to be hunger-free
Support smallholders, family farmers to reduce poverty, says FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at a regional conference in Russia
African swine fever: Forgotten contagion
Viruses, it seems, are at war with life forms. While the world is struggling with the novel coronavirus, another one has been killing pigs, …
World Zoonoses Day: Changing our relationship with animals to avoid another pandemic
Growing severity of COVID-19 is compelling us to re-think ways to reduce transmission risk of emerging diseases from animals to humans
Around 52 million people in west, central Africa will face severe food stress from June-August: IRC
More than 2,500 people to face catastrophic, famine-like conditions if no urgent action is taken, organisation warns
Survey highlights severe nutrition deficiencies in West Bengal tea workers
Study carried out following death of a tea worker due to starvation
Over 2.8 billion people may be pushed into living in areas with severe ecological threats by 2050
More than half of hotspot countries facing a severe threat are in sub-Saharan Africa
WWF: 32 million acres of grasslands across US & Canadian Great Plains ploughed up since 2012
Destruction of grasslands across Great Plains continues at an unsustainable pace
Climate impact on health: India’s heat-related deaths went up by 55%, finds Lancet data
Countries, companies continue to make choices threatening health of the people
Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there
By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people
New polyhouse technology to help cultivate off-season crops
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
Scientists found that its sequence was comparable in size to that of the human genome
Mustard prices continue to stay below MSP; industry body urges government intervention
Farmers fear that prices will slip further with arrival of new mustard crop by next month, as they expect record harvest
Climate impact on health threats in focus at pan-Africa meet in Rwanda
Four-day Africa Health Agenda International Conference 2023 at Kigali; to discuss steps to build climate-resilient health systems
No small fry: Tiny fish can nourish the world; here is how
Fresh and dried fish are staples of the local diet in many areas and are frequently more affordable or readily available than alternatives like …
Steep rise in food poisoning cases after eating mid-day meals this year: Data
Food poisoning cases in Bihar, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been highest in the last 6 years