Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants

African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures  

Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement

Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure  0.…

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

Staple spikes: Has an abnormal Kharif 2022 caused rice prices to rise

The United States Department of Agriculture has said rice production in India may decline by 0.9% in 2022-23 due to uneven rains