Drugged by chicken

Antibiotics in meat make disease-causing bacteria resistant to cures

Viral flight

Bird flu reported among wild migratory birds in China

Give native knowledge its due place

FDA gives EUA to first-ever breath test to detect a COVID-19 infection

A positive test, however, should be confirmed with a Polymerase Chain Reaction test

Global food systems emissions alone can cause global warming to exceed 1.5°C: CSE report

Food systems emit more than transportation and energy use in buildings

Global food companies fail to ensure deforestation-free beef

No initiative by top global brands to check deforestation in South America, finds study

A touch of powder

Maharashtrians spice up their simple meals with dry oilseed chutney

India's hunger level constant for past 15 years

Economic growth didn't result in hunger reduction after 1996, says Global Hunger Index

Beyond stoned

Dwarfed by climate change

Animals, plants stunt as global warming alters metabolism  

Growing on less water

Why Russia isn't signing Kyoto

Futures trading in rice, wheat

It could help the Indian farmer manage risks better. If it works

In Court

Coarse correction

South Asia

Sweet victory

UPs cane farmers get to quote their price in a sellers market

Gutkha sympathiser

Enforcement agencies had a busy year. They were tough at times, lenient at others

Madhya Pradesh bans gutkha and other chewing tobacco products

Licences of two gutkha manufacturing companies were cancelled in March

Carcinogen in cola drinks: Indian subsidiaries of PepsiCo, Coca-Cola fail to act

Soft drinks giants contemplate tweaking production in the US

China bans five pesticides

Science and Technology - Briefs

Agriculture hit hard by fighting in Gaza

Uncertainty looms as local production falls and food prices rise

Left demands right to food for every Indian

Begins five-day sit in protest at Jantar Mantar

A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto

American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them