चावल के रोगजनक फफूंद की अनुवांशिक विविधता का पता चला

वैज्ञानिकों का कहना है कि यह अनुवांशिक जानकारी शीथ ब्लाइट रोग प्रतिरोधी चावल की किस्में विकसित करने में मददगार हो सकती है

कैसे आई हरित क्रांति?

पहले वर्ल्ड एग्रीकल्चर प्राइज से सम्मानित एमएस स्वामीनाथन हरित क्रांति के बीजाराेपण की कहानी बता रहे हैं

आहार संस्कृति: पोषण से भरा है तिन्नी चावल, ऐसे बनाएं खिचड़ी या रसिया

बंजर जमीन पर भी उग जाने वाला यह चावल अंधाधुंध अनुवांशिक छेड़छाड़ से अब तक अछूता है

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

क्या जादुई चावल के बारे में जानते हैं आप?

पांच दशक पहले धान की एक किस्म विकसित की गई, जिसने भारत सहित कई देशों की भुखमरी दूर कर दी

Arsenic: Lurking in the shadows across Ganga, Brahmaputra basins

As the geography of arsenic contamination spreads, there is an urgent need for governments to reorient mitigation measures. That’s because …

छत्तीसगढ़: चावल में अतिरिक्त विटामन मिलाने की क्या जरूरत है?

छत्तीसगढ़ सरकार ने पहली बार अपने बजट में चावलों के फोर्टिफिकेशन के लिए 5.80 करोड़ रुपए का प्रावधान किया है 

India-Pakistan nuclear war can starve humanity: Study

Food supplies may drop over 20% in 70 poor countries with 1.3 bln people, the study estimated  

Watch: What Sitharaman promised to counter COVID-19

Finance minister announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package

COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana

A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times   

Rice-fish farming system in India is in urgent need of conservation and promotion

Along with reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, co-culture systems have beneficial effects on farm income and improving the livelihood of …

Simply put: What do you do with rice

Re-imagining food systems crucial for climate, economic resilience: Nutrition report

Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic pushes government to act on reforms of food systems with urgency

क्या 4200 साल पहले तापमान में आए बदलाव ने किया धान का विकास और प्रसार

4200 साल पहले ऐसा क्या हुआ था जिससे चीन में उगने वाली एक फसल एशिया के अन्य हिस्सों में भी फैल गयी| आइये समझते ...

COVID-19: Reverse migration sparks concern for Punjab’s paddy season

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked the Union government to allow labourers and cardholders under MGNREGA scheme to work in farm operations

Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?

Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …

COVID-19 migrants: West Bengal has mostly failed to keep promises

The state government must go beyond the mere promises of the Centre and render actual help to the state’s people

Punjab wants farmers to stay away from 9 pesticides. Will it help?

Europe tightened import norms since 2018, has shown reluctance to import basmati rice with pesticide residues earlier

Maharashtra women missed meals during COVID-19 lockdown, finds survey

10% of the 946 women surveyed skipped one meal a day; 7% skipped two meals a day  

Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months

Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement

धान की सीधी बुआई कर रहे किसान इन बातों का रखें ध्यान

कोरोनावायरस और लॉकडाउन की वजह से धान की रोपाई के लिए मजदूर नहीं मिल रहे हैं, इसलिए किसान सीधी बुआई कर रहे हैं

Global Eco Watch: 1.2 million Indians died of snake bites in last 20 years

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

First real-time digital platform to monitor rice fields can bolster food security

Researchers are developing the first real-time monitoring platform for rice fields, which will give information about the quantity of rice …

Back to basics: COVID-19 labour crunch brings direct seeding of paddy in focus

States have been trying to promote DSR for some time; it is gaining traction now — Since June, when kharif sowing started, 0.7 million ha …

The Green Revolution and a dark Punjab

Punjab has paid a price for food security. The use of pesticides and fertilisers has resulted in a number of health issues for the state’s …