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

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MAHYCO refuses to share safety data on GM crops

Not a cakewalk

Bottlenecks and hassles confront the Indian organic producers

High altitude, high pressure

Ladakh's leadership is alive to many problems. But, challenges are not easy

Panchayati Raj: A good beginning

But will there be a place for traditional institutions in modern local self-governance?

More energy, Less wastage

Solar is Ladakh's way out of the diesel trap

Re-schooling ladakh

Eight years of reforms have turned government schools around in Leh district

An attractive Place to go

Tourism's footprint is too big for Leh's infrastructure

A farewell to farms

Ladakh survives on its farms. But can agriculture survive government policies?

Bt's soil chemistry

Science and Technology - Briefs

Australian farm specialist loses job for speaking against GM crops

India needs a national action plan soon to conserve sharks: scientists

The country has been witnessing a steady decline in shark catch since 1998

It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture

No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions

With a taste for metals

Made to order plants that eat pollutants

YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

Drought-tolerant maize launched in African countries

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Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament

In court

Lac grows on plant

Scientists find a way to cultivate lac that is less labourintensive and more profitable

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

Scientists write to PM against ICAR ‘gag order’ on GM mustard

Health and safety of crops draw concern from scientific community

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