Moneymakers

Abandon paddy, build IT hubs: Montek

Planning Commission deputy chairperson gets flak for his advice to Kerala at investors' meet

Spread of GM plants out of control in many countries, says report

German-based non-profit says transgenes from species such as bentgrass, oilseed rape and cotton have already escaped permanently into the …

Raipur's clean power plants using coal on the sly

They are registered as clean development mechanism projects, eligible for carbon credits

European food regulatory body rejects French ban on GM maize

Scientific evidence found lacking in indicating risk to health, environment

India denies GMO contamination in basmati

EU had sought clarification after finding genetically modified organisms in the exported rice

Letters

Letters

Letters

Letter

Towards wetland conservation

The Union environment ministry has been working for the past four years to create a regulatory framework to protect the country’s wetlands. …

Mangoes lost 150 years ago

A Karnataka farmer conserves mangoes lost 150 years ago

Grain glut

India faces a surplus of foodgrains. Is exporting a good option?

Seeds of hope

Northern Bangladesh successfully fights its age-old famine-like situation by creating a new cropping season and introducing lost indigenous rice …

Farmers on holiday

Andhra farmers shun growing paddy this kharif in absence of buyers, storage space

Dehydrated state of America

As California enters the fourth year of the worst drought it has seen in over 1,200 years, Venkat Srinivasan travels through America's most …

Saving rice

Rice is at the heart of a fierce strategy debate as the country prepares to launch the second Green Revolution in the eastern states. …

Not a waste until wasted

Punjab farmers burn straw after harvest. It is time to exploit the potential of this agro-waste

A home-grown drought

Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food …

Straw in the wind

Punjab's paddy dilemma

In 2009, Punjab became the first state in the country to enact a law banning the sowing of rice before a stipulated date. The aim was to arrest …

Rice at risk

Growing paddy is not viable for small farmers of Kerala. Will the state be able to preserve the crop which delivers a number of ecological …

GEAC revalidates field trials of GM maize, rice and wheat

Decision on others to be considered on April 25, says regulatory body for genetically modified organisms

Spotted rice gets clean chit

The fate of 400,000 tonnes of rice hung in balance for more than a year

Despite having toilets at home, many in rural India choose to defecate in open

Programmes launched to promote use of latrines have failed to influence sanitation behaviours of many people