Again, Centre puts on hold decision on bringing parity in MGNREGA, minimum wages

Finance Ministry has said that such parity is not possible as it would involve an additional burden of around Rs 10,000 crore on the exchequer

Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change

Nitrogen emissions such as ammonia, nitrogen oxide and nitrous oxides contribute to particulate matter and acid rain

42% of India’s districts use 85% of its chemical fertilisers

A parliamentary standing committee blamed Agriculture Ministry’s skewed policy for the inequality in fertiliser usage

Nobel Laureates pitch in for a hunger-and-violence-free world

Four Nobel Laureates will advise the FAO on ways to strengthen the link between peace and food security to promote sustainable development 

Manure magic

Farmers living in the upper reaches of Nepal have developed an ingenious way of maintaining soil fertility

Natural-born killers

A naturally occuring bacterium in milk can save the losses incurred by mal1scale dairy farmers who do not own refrigeration facilities

Flowery woes

The crisis of pollination assumes greater significance in the face of declining numbers of species which act as useful pollinators

Wood does a lot of good

It was the bane of the rubber tree, as the fungus Phytophthora literally ate into its every part. With the discovery of antifungal wood extracts, …

He search is on

Seed varieties resistant to ozone would help enhance crop yields in areas which are exposed to high ozone levels

Wonder plant

An eco-friendly plant, the Senna can be used to regenerate wastelands with less water and without pesticides

Science under siege

Agricultural science has ossified in India. Despite a vast network of public research institutions and agriculture universities across the country,…

Crisis brewing

Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry

Bt Brinjal: NBA may prosecute Mahyco, collaborators

Mahyco claims innocence, alleges violation by Dharwad University

Marking neem

Neem clones identified by Indian scientists will boost export of neem-based products

ARGENTINA

New biomass model may help monitor crop damage, health

Flyash herbal pesticides introduced

Government's agri-research set-up is undemocratic

Why the new farm laws will not level the playing field

Creation of unregulated private points of sale will only ensure that the produce continues to be sold as before — at below MSP and without …

Breach of trust

The world’s premier rice research institute tilts towards intellectual property rights

Long yarn

The cotton story is a tangled tale. In many parts of India, farmers are committing suicide. It's been a while Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and now …

Bt Cotton imbroglio

A failure of our scientific preparedness. Where are our scientists?

Once lost is lost

Golden dream

Rice variety to fight vitamin A deficiency

Bitter WTO pill

India, Brazil help the North force its way at Hong Kong