The inside story

Bad health is good business. The pharmaceutical industry knows that. But now bad health is turning out to be good business for the food industry …

Towards a bitter end: India's neem shortage

India, the land of neem trees, faces acute shortage of neem oil, and now plans to import it for coating urea

Findings reveal how neem cells produce useful chemicals

The study of limonoid biosynthesis in neem tree is of potential significance as it produces agriculturally and pharmacologically important molecules

Neem chemical can disable cotton pest in multiple ways: Study

Research on cotton bollworm reveals that the phytotoxin acts in multiple ways to suppress growth of the pest

Good old sap

Gums secreted by trees are a treasure trove of nutrition and have been used by communities in making seasonal delicacies

Patent prejudice

This verbally-loaded anti-GATT film is a shrill intellectual harvest that tends to over-romanticise the small organic farmer

Brushing up

India's good old neem tree could be used by industry if it stands by its assurances of research and resources

Neem "green"

The menace of pesticide-resistant varieties can be effectively managed with the help of neem-based pesticides

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

The herbal coming!

An Indian research institute has developed a herbal insecticide and a neem-based insect repellent

Is pregnancy a disease?

The development of birth-control methods that use the body's immune system may be more convenient than condoms and pills. But several groups …

Karnataka farmers want target cargill again

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

India's miracle tree ready to storm markets

After generating a lot of scientific interest worldwide, neem is now attracting pesticide manufacturers and pharmaceuticals keen to exploit its …

Neem gains honour as India's wonder tree

Known in ancient India as a tree with many wondrous properties, the neem tree is slowly drawing the attention of the country's scientific and …

Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests

Mango, neem, mahua and coconut are trees outside forests that contribute most to India’s growing stock

Working wonders with neem

There has recently been a flurry of international activity centred around the versatile neem.

What's in a neem?

A lot, apparently. Neem -Azadirachta indica -and the I?roducts derived from it have traditionally been widely used for centuries, especially in …

Neem-coated growth

The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal …

Fruitful venture

Now, the natural process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide is translating into profits for the farmers of Karnataka

Healthy kya?

Why are companies across all product categories 'nutracising' their brands? Obviously, to catch a huge market -- growing by the day -- for health …

Neem: the patent serial

Biopiracy's bitter defeat

Exercise in non-performance

Autumn for neem

Insects that cause defoliation put neem trees at risk

Not so bitter

Fears of neem patenting by Western MNCs are blown out of proportion