In Short

Who will grow food?

Muscle power

Parched Goa

Cost of irrigation 15,000 people

Trouble in store

Farmer harmer

Business bites

Will welfare schemes win votes for UPA?

An analysis of Brazil’s last three elections suggests that peopleÔÇêdo vote for parties for such initiatives, but only when …

Consumer forum stays water privatisation in Khandwa

Town's municipal body asked to first address objections filed by residents

Pure myth

When was the last time you drank water straight from the tap at your house to slake thirst on a hot summer day, without hesitation. Chances are …

पंजाब-हरियाणा से एमएसपी पर खरीद बंद करने की सिफारिश, किसानों को बोनस न दें राज्य

कृषि लागत और मूल्य आयोग ने सिफारिश की है कि अनाज गोदामों में स्टॉक को कम करने के लिए सरकारी खरीद कम की जाए ...

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Difficult to digest

After much debate, the Cabinet cleared the food security bill. Will it really ensure food for every Indian?

In court

24 deaths in 2 months

Back to the future

Ahead of polls, BPL politics in Chhattisgarh

Turn on the tap

Why do Americans buy expensive bottled water when they have high quality tap water? That’s been an abiding enquiry for PETER GLEICK. …

Pipe dreams

High ammonia content in Yamuna

FAO claims new platform to help fight food loss, wastage

Global body estimates that 14% of food is lost annually and leads to emission of around 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2

Water quality deteriorating in Kochi, reveals audit

Only 24 per cent households implement water conservation measures like reuse and recycling

Maharashtra braces for water emergency

No rains in October, coupled with high temperatures, have aggravated the crisis

Why excreta matters? Sunita Narain answers