Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists

Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response

Prime Minister’s Logic

Is India ready?

Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer

India must focus on rainfed farming

There was a time when it was said that the Indian budget was a gamble on the monsoons. That is not the case any more, with industrial production …

India downplays scare over stem rust threat to wheat crops from Uganda

Turkmenistan dismisses five governors over food shortage unrest

Brief

South Asia

Food vs fuel

News 360 - Briefs

Water in the age of coronavirus

As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war  

Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge

For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…

Bill will push PDS reform

Development economist JEAN DREZE, known for his work on issues such as hunger, famine, social and human development in India, child health and …

Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

WFP cuts ration to Mozambique

Protest for Kali river water

Letters

Empty Promises

The high-level conference at Rome was called to find a way out of the global food crisis. A series of consultations with experts preceded this …

Rs 1,86,000 cr illusion

Andhra Pradesh’s Jalayagnam irrigation scheme unviable, contract-driven, says CAG draft report

Unravelling the food mess

Reaching food to people who need it the most has remained one of the most stubborn problems in India. The public distribution system (PDS) is in …

In Brief

Zimbabwe orders troops to oversee crop collection

South Asia

National biodiversity plan admits India has failed to conserve biodiversity

Care turns down US $46 million food aid