Chemical-intensive farming good for soil?

With a trace of Molybdenum

MoEFCC revises fly ash notification

Fly ash to be given free of cost for agricultural and construction purposes says MoEFCC official at CSE conference

Tartaric acid in, aluminium out

Cheaper, eco-friendly method to tackle soil toxicity

New crop scheme for Punjab farmers

People feel cheated over government assurances on Pedhi dam

Can organic farming ensure food security?

Biodiversity buffer

It can protect dryland from withering due to climate change

Save and Grow: a guide to sustainable cereal production

The technique focuses on conservation agriculture, maintaining soil health, selecting crops with higher yield potential and greater resistance to …

Friendly fires

Forest fires can actually lead to enrichment of soil and enhanced growth of vegetation

Organic cure

An organic liquid fertiliser promises to end farmer's woes

Biocharcoal helps check global warming

The theory sinks

Forests do not sequester carbon dioxide efficiently

What upsets the nitrogen balance?

Poor soil, global warming

The downside of using combine harvesters

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 …

Water pacifies heat

Soil moisture works as an indicator of weather extremes

Perilous pesticides

SUBSIDISED KILLING

They may survive the drought. But they cannot survive government policies. When people have to abandon their livestock, they are reduced to misery,…

Getting more with less

System of crop intensification, specially in rice, has shown sizeable savings in water and seed usage. Yet its adoption has not spread despite …

The escape route

Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …

Cancer-struck

Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'

Punjab: end of the revolution ?

Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …

Is the joyride over ?

There was fear in the 1960s. Would India continue to wait for food imports to feed itself? The scientific community came up with an answer that …

Dying fields

The Green Revolution and use of high-yielding varieties has led to depletion of vital micronutrients