Reclaiming Simple Clod

More and more loss

More and more water

More yield per hectare

More and more urea

Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue

Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021

Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert

Food for nutrition, nature & livelihood

What societies eat reflects their position on the modernity trajectory

The rise and fall of a chemical

DDT use goes back to World War II

Fear instinct

Frogs see common herbicide as predator

'FSSAI’s move to shut down two regional offices will give wrong signal'

FSSAI’s move suggests the central regulator is backing down and is not in full control of food safety regulatory enforcement, says Delhi-…

In Short

Field day

India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates

Climate change & locust infestations: FAO seeks adaptation plans at CoP26 event

Robust early warning system and governance with secured funding needed

Green Revolution’s hidden toll

Diabetes, obesity, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and more

Bees lose way

How common pesticides affect bee populations

Not just green: Natural farming in Andhra yielded more produce than conventional methods, shows study

Apart from the higher yield, nutrient availability was also unaffected in Zero Budget Natural Farming

Seeking Food Sovereignty

Brain dead

When pencils and paints lead to lower IQ

Junk life

Fast food and slow death

Tropic of cancer

Childhood cancer rates in India are increasing by six per cent every year

Children of a lesser god

Children don't have a voice. They can't lobby or fight governments. The initiative lies with India's medical establishment and the civil society

Soft Target

Children are bearing the brunt of environmental degradation. Across the class divide, they are eating, drinking and breathing poison. And their …

Letters

Pesticide-rich food

Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues

Deadly increase