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State of endosulfan

Ban on the pesticide in Kerala ineffective; more children fall victim, shows survey

Agriculture sector has beaten pandemic, latest GDP figures show

Estimate for June quarter reported a contraction of 23.9 per cent in national GDP, but agriculture was the only sector to have reported positive …

Call for moratorium on biofuel

Activists object to food safety draft issued by FSSAI for GM crops; demand amendments

FSSAI notification lacks tests for potential toxicity, allergenicity and checking for long-term effects

Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Will MSP promises make a difference?

Madhya Pradesh government at present is buying 36% of wheat produce, 19% of paddy from farmers

Scientists warn PM against GM contamination

Ask government to be cautious of Bangladesh's Bt Brinjal cultivation

400,000 people petition parliament panel to withdraw BRAI Bill

Deadline for public feedback on biotechnology Bill expires August 25

Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

India

Workers starving due to closure of tea estates in North Bengal

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Can sugar beet make sugar production in India sustainable

Growing sugarcane, especially in Maharashtra, is not sustainable any longer, because of severely depleted groundwater levels along the state’…

Bt Brinjal – the war goes on

Pro Bt Brinjal group releases a report challenging contention that the vegetable is used in medicine

Regulatory battle

Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make

GM food debate hots up again

Gilles-Eric Seralini, one of the first scientists to warn the world about the dangers of genetically modified food, counters pro-GM scientists in …

Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh swims seven seas to raise awareness

The initiative is to campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas across the world

Agroecology is the only way

Government hikes minimum support price of paddy by 16 per cent

It’s a rough deal, say farmers

Stilted against South

Climate change could rob developing nations of its food security

Change must be championed

News 360° - Briefs

A continental crisis, and a few green shoots

African countries are fighting an addiction: import of food items, which happens at the cost of domestic farmers. Despite the unprecedented …

After broken dam wrecked this Punjab village twice, farmers decided to take matters into own hands

Overflowing Ghaggar river broke banks in July, destroyed Kharif paddy; villagers blame state government for disrepair

Act of omission

Public institutions do not seek permission from the biodiversity authority before genetically manipulating crops