It is never too late

Sugar mills turn U

Why is fodder so expensive?

Supply from agriculture and forests is dwindling  

Wanted, tariff revision

Biomass power plant owners say they cannot manage with power rates fixed when they began operations

Research establishes link between farmer suicides and climate change

MGNREGS & social protection schemes are the way out, paper notes

Cashew farmers in Odisha to suffer losses as tea mosquito bug destroys crops

Around 40% cashew plants in the state infected by bugs, estimate experts

Untimely January rain damages rabi crop, vegetables in Odisha’s Nuapada

The spell of winter showers affected the small and big farmers alike

Taste of waste

How to make plants yield salt

Climate impacts in Angola: Green harvests to be slightly below average, shows analysis

The late and varied pattern of rain is negatively affecting crop growth in Angola, report notes

Ominous change: Changing behaviour of western disturbances will impact agriculture; here is how

Sowing of rabi crops in regions that lack irrigation facilities will be affected; similarly, delayed withdrawal could lead to a late harvest, …

Environmental charter for the new government

Sustainable development, pollution, employment generation and agrarian crisis did not play major roles in deciding the outcome of the 2019 …

South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late

Compensation not extended to farmers in North Bihar where crop loss was significant too

State-run insurance firms headless; PMFBY implementation suffers

Performances of private insurance companies were also not encouraging, though they had been opted for those states where risk was less

Jowar an ideal alternative to wheat in times of increasing temperatures

Without pragmatic changes in managing how wheat is cultivated in India, the yields are likely to decrease by 5 per cent, the research notes

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Ahead of SC hearing on GM mustard, activists accuse Centre of misleading apex court

Supreme Court did not get the opportunity to hear the parties in 2016 and 2017 because of repeated undertakings made by the Centre, saying …

India reports 22% less sowing till second week of 2022 kharif season, compared to last year

The southwest monsoon has entered the country, but the initial rainfall figures have become a source of trouble for farmers

Agriculture least hit by COVID-19: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey also pointed out that higher growth in allied sectors, especially livestock, has also contributed to the total agricultural …

Hailstones ‘as big as berries’: Farmers in MP’s Niwari district suffer immense crop losses

Cold weather in Madhya Pradesh due to western disturbances expected to last till January 12

The next invasion of insect pests will be discovered via social media

The proliferation of smart phones means many people have an encyclopedia of knowledge, a high-resolution digital camera and GPS in their pockets

COVID-19 lockdown halts crop damage assessment in Haryana

Heavy rain, hail in first half of March had caused widespread damage to wheat and mustard   

Fall Armyworm attack: Uganda’s concerted efforts at curbing infestation

The spread of FAW is alarmingly high in Uganda but the African country is also looking at every possible solution to fight the infestation

Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …

Conflicts, climate make 2 more nations need food aid

An FAO report says Cabo Verde and Senegal have been added to a list of 39 countries that need external food assistance owing to poor cropping …

Poor show of northeast monsoon raises doubts over Rabi crops production

Erratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains is most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Deccan regions