Reclaiming Simple Clod
More and more loss
More and more water
More yield per hectare
More and more urea
Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue
Field day
India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates
Include millets in PDS for food and nutritional security, demand scientists
Area under cultivation of millets is declining in spite of national Food Security Mission
Contaminating millets
There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs
As told to Parliament (March 22, 2022): India has installed renewable energy projects of 152 GW capacity
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Sunita Narain talks about good food
Food is becoming sterile and processed, says Sunita Narain at the launch of the First Food: Culture of Taste, a Down To Earth publication
COVID-19 calls for renewed focus on eating right and natural
Post-COVID-19 scenario offers a unique opportunity to seize the moment and repurpose policies towards a food system that is resilient and …
How Odisha is revalorising minor millets
Despite their glorious past, millets have been sidelined in farms and on food plates over the years
How Indian states are promoting organic, natural farming
States such as Odisha and Karnataka have started initiatives such as procurement of organic produce and linkages with PDS, ICDS and other schemes&…
Boost indigenous millet recipes over packaged products
Preparing millets fresh should be made easy instead of promoting ultra-processed packaged foods; this may be the way to bring it into …
Letter
Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS
Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July
Budget 2023-24 live: Greening the economy is among top 7 priorities, says Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech
Live updates from the budget speech February 1, 2023