Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards

Experts welcome move but call for a complete ban 

Cabinet gives nod to new agriculture insurance scheme

The new scheme will be unable to address the existing agrarian crises, say experts

Fishing bill on hold

Government to consult fishers

Production of milk, meat and eggs increased in 2016 rainy season

The production of wool decreased during the same period of July 1 to October 31, 2016

Responsibility of PM’s irrigation scheme to go back to water resources ministry

Government sources say that this to and fro of the scheme may affect its implementation

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

Seed bill retake

Monitor seed prices, not just quality, say farmer groups  

Poor count

Defining poverty is crucial to make the food security bill effective

‘Yes or no?’ Farmers ask; government can’t say

Next round of meeting on December 9, a day after proposed all-India shutdown

Dissent on Seeds Bill

Kerala and Bihar want amendments

Dow subsidiary blacklisted

It bribed Indian officials to get approval for pesticides

In court

PM qualifies Bt brinjal moratorium

Genetic Engineering Approval Committee to decide moratorium period

New insurance lets farmers down

Unions demand individual coverage

The desperation of farmers

Pesticides lobby’s coup

Krishi Bhavan supports endosulfan companies; Kerala protests

Will seeds bill make it this time?

Opposition parties say the draft is still not farmer-friendly

New Green Revolution programme has not benefited Jharkhand farmers, says report

The programme does not address challenges that farmers face in eastern states

Pesticide trap

India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses  

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

Animal health body issues alert on Mizoram pig disease

Disease surfaced in March; outbreak notified as first occurrence for India

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament

Time to nail pesticides

Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables