Mobile soil nutrient tester

The soil meter will be available in four months; cost: Rs 5,000

Tomato decoded

Gene analysis shows how it got its size and flavour

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

Tartaric acid in, aluminium out

Cheaper, eco-friendly method to tackle soil toxicity

Sewage treatment wetland in making

IARI develops wetlands that treat sewage water for irrigation

GM and the superhero

What is causing food inflation

It is protein products, not wheat and rice that are pushing food price index

Food basket is shrinking

Local fruits and veggies hold the key to food, nutritional security

It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture

No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions

Green tribunal orders closure of 34 illegal packaged drinking water units in Noida, Greater Noida

Ban on use of groundwater for construction in the two NCR cities to continue

Pesticide-rich food

Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues

Value in the weed: Profit potential of green and leafy bathua

Bathua is in demand for its nutrition and taste. Improved varieties of the weed can make it popular among farmers

Pseudo science

- S K HANDA Former head, division of agricultural chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, writes in Agriculture Today (…

As a heatwave spectre hangs again over India’s wheat harvest, its home-grown crop simulation model can help

InfoCrop, available for free on IARI’s website, can forecast climate impact on farm yield in real time

CSE’s organic experiment: Challenge starts with procuring right seeds

Local shops and India’s premier research institute failed to provide organic seeds of vegetable

Neem-coated growth

The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal …

Potential help

Agromet advisory still in its infancy in India but set to be implemented on a larger scale

Maya of Indian Science

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

Expert panel report on de-watering for real estate projects in Noida upsets green activists

Report submitted by Noida authority to National Green Tribunal specifically justifies de-watering for Supertech Supernova project

A plant breeder comes into his own

Awards are finally coming to K Vinod Prabhu, 54, a plant breeder, for his work on building resistance in wheat, mustard and rice through the …

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 …

Science under siege

Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…