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Telangana farmers in trouble after unseasonal rains destroy crops
Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops
What triggers desertification in India
A low down on the most important causes behind desertification in every state of the country. Addressing these will be critical to meet targets …
When wasteland bears fruits
Chikapalli Anasuyamma has transformed over two dozen wastelands into forests in Telangana
Global Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (June 24 – June 30)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Telangana approaches Supreme Court to stop work on Polavaram
Environmental clearance given to the project in 2005 is not applicable today, it contends
All you need to know about Fall Armyworm attack on India, Africa
Here’s a round-up of what’s being touted as the biggest ever pest attack
Fall Armyworm attack: Dependence on maize hits Telangana farmers hard
Monocropping maize prepared a ground for the pest attack in the state
Opinion: PM-KISAN is a sop to farmers in an election year
Centre's money transfer scheme worth Rs 6,000 a year has left out landless agricultural labourers
Our politicians’ tryst with superstition
The world’ biggest functioning democracy has its politicians busy with auspicious days and places for important decisions and events
Indian states’ implementation of plastic ban a mixed bag
Tamil Nadu is the latest entrant to the band of Indian states that have banned single-use plastics; here’s a status update on all of them
KCR sworn in as first chief minister of Telangana
Reconstruction will be state's top priority, but to implement his agenda Chandrasekhar Rao will need to develop a cordial relationship with the …
Can uterus control the brain too?
A study shows that hysterectomy causes memory loss in patients
Northeast Monsoon has a slow start
Most regions, including coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala, southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu recorded rainfall deficit from …
What does Modicare mean for India's poor and sick?
In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for millions of poor & sick? Kundan Pandey travels to …
Can a barren land be turned into a food forest?
Till two years ago, a plot of 38 hectares in Telangana was barren, but soon it will be a venue for an international convention on permaculture
Why India's debut farm investment support scheme is leaving out many beneficiaries
The most expensive farmer welfare scheme in Telangana is providing land-owning farmers monetary assistance even before they plant the first …
Telangana govt puts restrictions on glyphosate sale
The objective is to curb the illegal use of herbicide-tolerant BT cotton
Telangana’s revised District Mineral Foundation Rules to increase political interference
The amendment to the Rules has taken away the right of people to participate in making decisions on a fund meant for them
Stimulus that can spoil the milk sector
Karnataka government's financial stimulus to its dairy cooperative is benefitting 2.5 million farmers, but can destabilise the national market
Millets make a comeback in rural areas
Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern
After an erratic monsoon, farmers in nine states struggle with pest outbreaks
Although most states in India lose five to 10 per cent of crops to pest attacks every year, the scale and intensity of the recent attacks is a …
Telangana pushing for organic farming, but focus is now on giving respite to farmers
Telangana's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, Jupally Krishna Rao, says his government is offering loan waiver and subsidies to farmers
How is fodder crisis rendering livestock vulnerable?
Today, India faces an acute fodder shortage that has left drought-hit farmers and livestock vulnerable. Jitendra finds out how fodder crisis has …
Seeds of decline
Frequent pest attacks, rising seed costs and declining returns are forcing farmers to abandon India's first genetically modified (GM) crop, Bt …