Pickle preserve

Popular forms of baby mango pickles from south India have multiple benefits, writes Chitra Balasubramaniam

A mango database developed for plant breeders

Kerala Agricultural University scientists have developed a database that lists 40 mango varieties based on features like the type of flower, seed,…

DTE recommends: What to eat, watch, do

Here's all about a painting exhibition in London, a mango festival in New Delhi and documentary on rare totoaba fish

Threat for Bhagalpur's mango growers: Red banded mango caterpillar

This is the second consecutive year that the pest has affected the mango crop in Bhagalpur and surrounding areas, known for its famous Zardalu brand

Mango tree insurance

Orchards shelter Dharhara’s daughters from discrimination

EU lifts ban on import of Indian mangoes

Decision taken after ‘significant improvements’ in India’s export system

पानी से आर्सेनिक हटाने में मददगार हो सकते हैं कृषि अपशिष्ट

वैज्ञानिकों ने कृषि अपशिष्ट से अवशोषक तैयार किए हैं, जो प्रदूषित जल से आर्सेनिक को सोखकर अलग कर सकते हैं।

Good old sap

Gums secreted by trees are a treasure trove of nutrition and have been used by communities in making seasonal delicacies

Climate change leads to bonded labour in Bangladesh

Farmers shift from paddy to mango as water dwindles and heat rises, forcing now-redundant farm labour to borrow for survival and go into bondage

Mango goes medicinal

New mango varieties

Heritage Trees of Delhi

Monuments built by the numerous rulers of Delhi have also become home to some of the city’s old, indigenous trees. These were termed as “…

Eating easy

ALL SEASON MANGO

नई खोज: लोहे को जंग से बचा सकती हैं आम की पत्तियां

भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने आम की पत्तियों के अर्क से एक ईको-फ्रेंडली जंग-रोधी सामग्री विकसित की है, जिसकी परत लोहे को जंग से बचा सकती ...

Why farmers are abandoning totapuri mango

The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads

Bumper crop

In a pickle

Mango crop runs into rough weather

Out of favour

Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction

Health in news on May 10

Sugar industry sees red over FSSAI's draft regulations, HC slams government hospital for discrimination of HIV patient

Cold furnaces

West Bengal kilns asked to shut down to save mangoes

A mango variety developed from Alphonso can withstand climate vagaries

The variety, a hybrid of Alphonso and a Mexican variety, is expected to boost mango production in country

A fruit for all seasons

Wild mango is not just part of the daily diet of tribal people in Odisha, it also helps them survive the lean season

Agitation resurrected

Mango leaf extract can prevent steel from corroding: Study

In a bid to develop a ‘green’ alternative, researchers from the National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, …