Deschooling farmers

Anti-greening measures

Easy method to detect bacterial infection in citrus varieties

The catcher in the gene

Evidence finally links phytoplasmas to root wilt disease in coconut trees

Bangladesh's GM gamble

Anil Chandra Mahanta, one of the first 20 farmers to cultivate genetically modified brinjal in South Asia, does not understand the new technology.…

Plant a bone

Plant-based treatment of osteoporosis is gaining ground. The Central Drug Research Institute is adding new dimensions to ancient remedies

Fighting hidden hunger

Dr Howarth E Bouis, director of HarvestPlus, is a doctorate from Stanford University. He is promoting biofortification within the Consultative …

Here come the "number-crunchers"

India's attempts at developing supercomputers have not only paid off, they have sparked intense competition.

New rice varieties flourish in deep waters

New varieties of rice that can be grown in flood-hit areas are producing higher yields. Combined with other crops, they can give the farmer a …

"These are the times of one standard"

S P VASIREDDI, Chairperson and Managing Director, Vimta Labs Ltd, Hyderabad was recently in Delhi. NIDHI JAMWAL caught up with the scientist

'The world's entire gene-pool is open for manipulation'

INDRA VASIL was one of the first scientists to successfully manipulate wheat plants using genetic engineering techniques. Before he came in, …

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Science & Technology - Briefs

Linkage between science and public policy has weakened

M S Swaminathan, popularly known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, has been associated with national agricultural research system (…

Salvage science

Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister seeks more funds and education reforms in science sector

Breach of trust

The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights

New polyhouse technology to help cultivate off-season crops

Global fund for research

Hope in sight

US appeals court rules in favour of Bhopal gas victims

Amid doubts

Stem cell research may not be the answer to human health problems

Laxity to be probed

Fat-finding mission

On-off switch for fat formation identified

CSIR becomes part of a global research team

Duping pests

Pesticides are not the only way

Unproductive

Two meetings on revving up India's farm sector

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