FARMERS PLIGHT

Fighting biopiracy

Power from husk

Pest attack

India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades

Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif

Rice originated in India

Fresh evidence from dung of dinosaurs changes many conceptions

Straw can generate power, if available

Third world power

China has proved that genomics is no longer the preserve of developed countries

Futures trading in rice, wheat

It could help the Indian farmer manage risks better. If it works

Bundled in a sacred basket

Tribal farmers in Jharkhand use mora made of rice straw to store grains

UNITED NATIONS

Grain gain or drain?

Vitaminimum

Rice remedy

Llama antibody makes rice a weapon against rotavirus

FSSAI sets standards for basmati rice; to be enforced from August

The move could increase exports of this fragrant rice of India

Sweet and sticky

Easy-to-digest saathi rice is a good choice for making kheer and khichdi

Wetlands in danger

Kerala government plans to dilute strict legislation in the name of plugging loopholes

Burdened with bumper crop

Faulty procurement, rising farm inputs force West Bengal farmers to commit suicide

Tidy gains

Rice millers to tap CDM

Ploughing on in Punjab

How successful will the state's crop deversification scheme be?

India’s pulses problem: We need real reform

The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production

Grains of culture

Why China lost out to Europe in industrialisation

New strain of rice

IN FOCUS

Kerala court allows law violation

Permits use of paddy field unfit for cultivation for other purposes