Doha endgame at Nairobi

WTO has buried the development mandate of the Doha round, with India failing to pull its weight at the ministerial meeting

Polyester recycling: Sector largely informal; home furnishing makers in Panipat, Delhi found flouting norms

Downcycled products made at Panipat factories cannot be recycled again; are sent to landfills or burned at the end of their life-cycle

Camel dairying: The solution to rescuing Rajasthan’s state animal

If demand for camel milk rises, more livelihoods could be supported and more camel herds saved

Fukushima rice passes radiation tests for first time since disaster

The earthquake that hit Japan nearly four years ago had forced the country to stop export of fish and other produce from the area near Fukushima …

Why Rajasthan's camel protection law is not enough to save its camels

Since the law does nothing to provide for the welfare of camels and their breeders, the government must take over from the Raika their …

Sri Lanka is not anybody’s dumping ground

In a major win, the country's Court of Appeals recently ordered the repatriation of hazardous waste imported from the UK

Economic Survey 2022-23: Agri growth rate falls but sector still resilient amid pandemic shock

The contribution of the livestock sector to agriculture gross value added also increased, shows report

What’s driving food prices in new normal climate?

Monsoon as a unitary weather phenomenon is no more a valid indicator for food prices as its progress and distribution have changed completely

India looking at record edible oil imports; August 2023 demand 35% higher than last year

Poor rainfall, along with a sharp drop in domestic prices in August, has boosted demand for edible oil

Dispensing with dear drugs

New US law to clear the decks for generic drugs (Read full article)

India has a failed salvation policy on the not-so-holy buffalo

India’s only scheme to leverage the expanding buffalo meat exports has been in doldrums. To make it work, the government must first get rid …

Unfair fields: Asymmetric WTO rules let US inflate cotton subsidies must be reformed

Cottton farmers in India and other Global South countries, like the Afican C-4 of benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, at peril …

APEDA to oppose Madhya Pradesh's inclusion as basmati region for GI tag

Says inclusion of the state may impact primary farmers in northern India

Land grab fallout

Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry

Budget through the years

Ayurvedic drug manufacturers divided over new eu directives

National Green Hydrogen Mission will establish India as global market leader: Experts

Target of 60-100 gigawatts (GW) of electrolyser capacity by 2030, heavy investment needed

Indian laws adequate for ensuring biosafety, says MoEF special secretary

But they do not provide for liability and redress if damage occurs due t release of GMOs by biotech giants, point out civil society groups

Parliament panel deliberates plea to ban meat exports

Petition to Parliament panel draws attention to severe cattle depletion in the country affecting agricultural economy; public comments invited

Breakthrough in impasse over toxic export ban

Parties take a step forward to make it easy to enforce Basel Ban Amendment

New tentacles

Stiff US law ruffles Indian marine food sector

Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers

Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …

Breakthrough in search for new malaria cure

Scientists find a way to block malaria parasite from making itself at home inside host blood cells; research opens up possibilities of new …

Oriental Nicety denied entry into India

Supreme Court cites Basel Convention on trans-boundary movement of hazardous waste to stop toxic-laden ship, infamous for the Alaska oil spill of 1989

Onion growers blockade highway; demand revoking export ban

Consumers likely to face the brunt