Green panchayats

Smuggled wood seized

Drought desperation

In Court

Beefing up food security

New atlas analyses current patterns and serves up lasting solutions

South Asia

There is a desert in Tamil Nadu and the dunes are red

There are a couple of theories regarding the formation of these dunes, the most plausible being the role of south west monsoonal winds

Delhi pollution crisis: The figure of 4-10% for stubble fires is not wrong but irrelevant

There need to be different strategies to address long- and short-term exposure to pollution problems in Delhi. Governments are aware of it, but …

Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition

Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them

Researchers study behavioural aspect of farmer suicides

One of the major causes behind suicidal intent is depression, experts find while studying cases in Punjab, Telangana and Maharashtra

Punjab, a cradle of science popularisation in India

Punjab, which is holding the Indian Science Congress, not only produced some of the brightest scientific minds but also a great science communicator

80% groundwater in Punjab's Malwa unfit for drinking

Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder

Dam travails

A breach in the Bhakra-Nangal dam in Punjab inundates more than 1,215 hectares of agricultural land

J S Banth , proprietor

M/s Banth Kheti Sewa Kender and Fertiliser store Dealers in insecticide, Pesticide sprayers, seeds and fertilisers: village Dher, district Ropar,…

Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea

Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued

Farmers will once again march to Delhi, decides Jandiala Guru Mahapanchayat; here are their demands

MSP, crop insurance, debt relief, repeal of Electricity Bill 2020 among main demands

Groundwater in 12 Indian states found to be contaminated with uranium

Punjab is the worst-affected state with Haryana being the second 

75 years of people’s power: Lambra in Punjab uses dry ash to treat grey water

The treatment plant works on a natural treatment system and hence no labour is involved

Punjab procures wheat in the shadow of COVID-19

Here are the problems farmers face despite government efforts

Punjab bans sale of toxic pesticides; CSE urges similar necessary action by the Centre

Calls for Central government to follow suit in the interest of public health

Pollution in Punjab

Poor harvest

Punjab farmers are reaping losses

Saraswati underground

Experts attempt to map the mythical river's palaeo-channels and put them to good use

No chapattis

For some young children, wheat is like poison

Churn turtle

Does a rampant turtle trade thrive in Pakistan?