Collective response: Group farming helps small, landless farmers amid COVID-19 pandemic
Putting a new twist to an idea can provide a much-needed cushion to India’s bottom-of-the-pyramid farmers in trying times
India bans wheat export
The Centre has banned export of all types of wheat from the country with immediate effect
Neighbour’s envy: India’s jute economy is faltering while Bangladesh’s is flourishing; here’s why
Lack of market, government procurement and diversification, poor infrastructure as well as the sorry state of Indian jute mills is responsible, …
At least 26 of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Storage at major river basins was normal, with Narmada, Sabarmati, Krishna and Cauvery basins having storage above 90%
As monsoon picks up, water storage improves in major Indian reservoirs
Storage position in southern and central states increased substantially in the last one week and was better compared to the rest of the …
Greener pastures: How Indian pastoralists are being aided to return to their traditional livelihood
Change is taking place in the way the Centre and state governments look at pastoralism; the belief that livestock management is done better …
Nimmalapadu’s protracted struggle: Despite legal win, 3 Andhra tribal villages fight to save land from mining
Villagers near Andhra-Odisha border are fighting the state for calcite reserves two decades after securing Supreme Court victory
Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended for five more months
Activists and experts welcome Prime Minister Modi’s announcement
Protesting farmers to enter Delhi after long confrontation with police
Swaraj India’s Yogendra Yadav tweeted that protesting farmers had been allowed to enter Delhi and given permission to protest at Nirankari …
North India air turns bad as winter approaches, CPCB data shows
Half of 54 cities, in six north Indian states, monitored by the CPCB, reported ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ air
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Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme
The state is considering rolling out its own insurance programme for farmers
DTE ground report: Polavaram — Displaced and nowhere to go
Soil matters
Unhealthy soil leads to unhealthy children. India needs to improve soil micronutrients not just to increase crop productivity, but also to …
Delayed monsoon: Centre asks districts to be ready with contingency plans in case of drought-like conditions
The Union government maintained there is no need to panic yet
Monsoon 2022 ends with filling up India’s major reservoirs
Some 44 reservoirs have 100 per cent storage at the end of the monsoon
Water-stressed in India: Thoothukudi farmers suffer from salinity
Several residents in district's Sathankulam block have shifted to nearby cities
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India
International year of millets: Centre to work on decentralised processing & marketing
Themes for a comprehensive plate-to-farm millet food system proposed the People’s Convention on Millets for Millions
Himalayan plunder: How hydropower projects in the hills have increased disasters there
There has been a mushrooming of hydroprojects in the Himalayas despite the fact that they are prone to landslides and earthquakes
Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Local governance ignored as Gram Panchayats await restructuring
Panchayat-level activities, planning and development are at a standstill for months
Food first: After wheat, Modi government curbs sugar export
Only 10 millon tonnes can be exported in the remainder of current season ending September
Live storage in India’s reservoirs at 28% of total capacity
Live storage 87% of storage of corresponding period in 2020
Group farming can transform agriculture post - COVID-19
Small and landless farmers are reviving group farming to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Bina Agarwal, professor of …
I don’t feel hungry: How food inflation is gnawing at Madhya Pradesh’s Sahariya tribe
The Sahariya were always bedevilled by malnutrition; soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable