Government programmes to increase yield, better seeds will aid production of pulses

The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes

WATCH: Kisan Sansad or farmers’ parliament starts at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

The farmers want the centre to take back the three controversial farm laws

Ecological economist and Padma Shri awardee Prof Radhamohan passes away at 78

His economic visions were shaped by the experiences of farmers

Simply Put: Double trouble

Simply Put: Killing locusts

Look back at the decade: Food

The second decade of the millenium saw the spread of permaculture in India

Simply put: Droughts disastrous for agriculture

Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient

Too much dependence on rice can make India vulnerable

Millions of birds killed annually in southern Europe during olive harvest, says study

The birds are sucked into machines that harvest olives during the night

India’s Cow Crisis Part 4: The stigma of Mewat

How this backward district in Haryana has borne the brunt of stringent cow-related laws

`It is easy to die'

Sri Lanka to harvest rainwater to boost irrigation, power

The new project will begin this month and end in 2024

The Making of Meetha Paan

A Paanwala from PVR Saket shows how he makes meetha paan.

Soil scan

Soil testing can help farmers decide on the right mix of fertilisers and maximise benefits

Short-shrift to environment

A recent festival of short films bombed -- by and large

Land for aborigines

Diverse uses

Consumption: peaking to a fall

Sowing hope in Rwanda

SAUDI ARABIA

Green wires

Hot, but not bothered

Yarns of problems

Grain gains

A new strain of rice keeps off weeds and trebles yeild

Lightning growth

Researchers believe that thunderstorms and electricity help plants grow better