No hair-raising experience this

Punjab takes precautions for mealy bug attack

To store and to have not

Poor planning creates shortage amid plenty

Parched Punjab

India's most agriculturally prosperous state, Punjab, is staring at an impending groundwater crisis. Over-extraction of groundwater and faulty …

Bt for Better Times?

Good weather, illegal Bt seeds raise Punjab's sagging cotton yields

Cheers, agriculture is finally a political agenda in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays Santa Claus on Christmas Day, releases funds and discusses farmers’ problems as protests continue on …

बुंदेलखंड के किसानों ने कहा, पंजाब जैसी मंडियां हमें भी दे दीजिए

मध्यप्रदेश और बुंदेलखंड से दिल्ली आ रहे किसानों को लगभग 75 किलोमीटर पहले पलवल के पास ही पुलिस ने रोक दिया है

On Constitution Day, police use tear gas, water cannon on farmers

While many farmer leaders were detained November 24 and 25 and taken into preventive custody, others were detained November 26 too

Reporter’s diary amid COVID-19: Reaching home

Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra has walked from Delhi to Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh to capture the plight of workers returning home after …

COVID-19 lockdown: What Punjab, Himachal are doing to keep substance abuse at bay

Amid lockdown, many substance users have turned to alternate drugs fearing withdrawal symptoms 

A look at paddy crop residue burning updates

NASA images show how smoke emanating from paddy residue burning is contributing to air pollution

Norms flouted at Punjab and Himachal eye camps

Doctor who performed surgeries at Punjab camp has been arrested while officials of the NGO are still on the run

Now land acquisition stir in Punjab

Farmers protest thermal power project by Indiabulls  

Hope for vultures

Farmers oppose WTO

Subterranean blues

Subsoil carcinogens possible cause of cancer in Punjab

Participation or takeover?

Private companies now dictate terms in Maharashtra’s agriculture sector. Punjab follows suit

Will intensify protest: Farmer leaders reject Union govt draft seeking to break deadlock

Farmer unions call for major countrywide protest December 14; blocking of Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Yamuna Expressway by December 12

Book excerpt: How the ‘Pagri Sambhal Jatta’ Movement resonates with the 2020 anti-Farm Bills agitation

The century-old movement by Bhagat Singh’s uncle was against unjust British efforts to exploit Punjab’s farmers, notes author …

COVID-19 lockdown: Surge in domestic violence cases in Punjab

A 50% spurt in cases of domestic violence has been observed in Punjab since lockdown 

विकल्प की उपेक्षा

किसान बासमती से मुनाफा पाने की स्थिति में तो है लेकिन इसके अनिश्चित दाम इसकी पैदावार में सबसे बड़ी बाधा है। सरकारी खरीद सुनिश्चित ...

वायु प्रदूषण : न भागने की जगह है, न छिपने का ठौर

दिल्ली में 50 हजार औद्योगिक ईकाइयां और सैकड़ों निजी डीजल बसों ने अपना कारोबार फैला लिया लेकिन कार्रवाई कुछ न हुई। वायु प्रदूषण के ...

Will Punjab and Haryana HC’s recommendations reduce farmers’ burden?

The court’s suggestions, like making MSP a legal right and increasing it to thrice the cost of production, are practical but need effort in …

What exactly are cattle fed?

In Punjab, too much limestone powder and urea: adulteration hardly a bother for feed-makers

Punjab crop loss spurs debate on pesticide use