Cotton Curse: Bt Cotton losses by pink bollworm pushing farmers to brink of suicide
Part 1: Recurring losses due to pests in North India compounding farmers’ distress, finds DTE ground report
‘Grains not stored properly in FCI godown, rotting food creating pest hazard’
NGT orders probe into biological hazard at Punjab storage, forms joint panel
Rajasthan Locust Attack: Both state, Centre need to shed complacency
Between 1993 and 2020, the governments hardly invested in locust control departments
To protect India’s bees, we need to understand their impact on agricultural practices
Farmers worry about effect of genetically modified crops on honey bees
Warming temperatures increasing pest attacks, reducing yield, claim Rajasthan farmers
New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest
Cotton Curse: Tired of losses, farmers giving up cotton on a large scale
The production of cotton in Punjab has almost halved in the past decade
Cotton Curse: No buyers for salvaged produce after pink bollworm wreaks havoc
Labourers refuse to pick leftover crop as yield too low and traders refuse to buy citing poor quality
Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies
Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre
Scientists write to PM against ICAR ‘gag order’ on GM mustard
Health and safety of crops draw concern from scientific community