Don't bite that apple!
The government's plans for boosting horticulture to earn foreign exchange do not take into account the hidden costs of deforestation, fertiliser …
Rising population can increase emergence of infectious diseases: Study
Projected growth in global population will push for more food production, which will make the agriculture sector use more chemicals and resort to …
Today's profits, tomorrow's losses
Ecological economics attempts to evaluate the environmental and other external costs that a society pays to produce a commodity
No laughing matter
A large reservoir of nitrous oxide, a potential greenhouse gas, has been discovered near India's west coast
‘Solid, liquid waste may have overtaken fertilisers as the biggest source of N2O emissions’
Nandula Raghuram, chair of International Nitrogen Initiative, talks to DTE on the rise in nitrous oxide emissions, its repurcussions and …
Mothballing nitrogen
Some now ways of using fortilisers which will prevent nitrogen seepage into the water table
Pesticides, food additives and scientific lies
Calculated Risks: The toxicity and human health risks of chemicals in our environment Joseph V Rodricks . Publisher: Cambridge University Press, …
Orange tumbles
Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?
Alphonso’s last call?
The world’s best mango is perishing in coastal Maharashtra, which grows most of the crop. The culprits are climate change and unsustainable …
Modified and making trouble
Since its inception, the agro-biotech industry has had a unique selling proposition -- transgenic crops need lesser herbicides/pesticides than …
The escape route
Punjab, which accounts for only 1.5 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, cannot continue producing for the whole country. It …
Cancer-struck
Incidence of cancer and other diseases have increased. But callous officials prefer to call it a 'coincidence'
Punjab: end of the revolution ?
Cost of production has spiralled, but the rate of increase in production has not shown a similar trend. Ecological and social costs, meanwhile, …
Dying fields
The Green Revolution and use of high-yielding varieties has led to depletion of vital micronutrients
Test tube brinjal
Indian regulators are keen to clear Bt brinjal for commercial cultivation. This would be India’s first genetically modified food crop. If …
Rain lash
Four-hour deluge washed away not just crops but also soil from 5,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Experts warn of more such weather events. Is the …
Crisis brewing
Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry
Contaminating millets
There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs
The Green Revolution and a dark Punjab
Punjab has paid a price for food security. The use of pesticides and fertilisers has resulted in a number of health issues for the state’s …
Remedies
Government has to revise its policies. But it will have to learn from the civil society
Has lifting subsidies depressed fertiliser use?
A survey reveals that while using fertilisers, farmers are seldom guided by their price alone.
Disparate growth
Remodel food systems
The climate change crisis is human-made; it is we humans who must rework our lives; we cannot go ahead with the current model of agriculture …
What price subsidies?
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