Ministry of Science makes open access to research mandatory

Researchers who fail to meet the requirements would not considered for promotions, fellowships, future grants or appointments

Pestilential high tech

Don't bite that apple!

The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …

Budget 2020-21: Local level adaptation may be focus vis-à-vis climate change

Funds might be allocated to Panchayati Raj ministry, IMD, other institutions to minimise impact of extreme weather

India needs a national action plan soon to conserve sharks: scientists

The country has been witnessing a steady decline in shark catch since 1998

Rajasthan ignores seed advice

It distributed Monsanto’s hybrid maize seeds that were not recommended for the state

Removing toxins makes kesari dal safe food

A new, non-toxic variety of kesari dal is being field-tested in different parts of the country by IARI scientists.

One person's weed, another's medicinal plant

Choking the gene pool

वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा केले के कैंसर का इलाज

भारत के वैज्ञानिकों ने पनामा रोग को कंट्रोल करने के लिए एक बायो पेस्टीसाइड बनाया है जिसका नाम है आईसीएआर-फ्यूजीकांट

दिल्ली के 700-800 हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र में होगा बायो डीकंपोजर घोल का छिड़काव, हिरंकी गांव से हुई शुरुआत

पराली की समस्या से निजात दिलाने के लिए पूसा इंस्टीट्यूट ने विकसित किया है बायो डीकंपोजर

Push for neem-based fertilisers

Ban use of TB drug on crops: Central panel

Minutes of the meeting said that streptomycin, tetracycline use be phased out by 2022-end for crops for which no options were available

Lac grows on plant

Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable

Dealing with crop stresses and scandals

Subbanna Ayyappan has made history in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IACR) by becoming the first non-crop scientist to head this …

Farming for the future

Despite having the potential to give a green edge to the agricultural market, biopesticides are yet to make a mark in the agro sector. To create …

Seed restoration

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 (…

New insurance lets farmers down

Unions demand individual coverage

Maya of Indian Science

Lies, denial and outright fraud have become the hallmark of Indian agricultural research because there is no accountability

ICAR’s shoddy science

Inquiry panel finds Bt cotton project had serious flaws, scientists were unethical

Government's agri-research set-up is undemocratic

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam

Cleaning the cotton stain

ICAR sets up independent investigation into Bt Bikaneri Narma research scam

ICAR gives top award to scientist without checking patent claims

ICAR has asked for Rs 245 crore to promote intellectual property rights but is not doing due diligence on patent claims