Stubble burning: Focus on 6 Punjab districts, study by Harvard, MIT suggests
Stubble burning in India affecting other south Asian countries too; but most of the impact is within India, say US researchers
Most farmers did not know of agencies that procured crop under MSP: Report
Only 23.7% and 24.7% paddy produced was sold under MSP in Kharif and Rabi season respectively of 2018-19
Rogue GM crops wreak havoc
Monsanto’s unauthorised GM wheat in the US has spooked the world, but contamination is widespread
That time of the year
Although health impacts are shouted about, there is still only “little” more appetite for action
Low rainfall may hurt wheat production in Australia
The chances of reduced rainfall between August and October is 60 per cent, says Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology
Diversify crops, shift rice to places that can support it: Central panel
Low returns and high risks from alternative crops among reasons past efforts failed, says report
Arsenic: Lurking in the shadows across Ganga, Brahmaputra basins
As the geography of arsenic contamination spreads, there is an urgent need for governments to reorient mitigation measures. That’s because …
Delayed paddy plantation has cascading effect on north India’s air pollution: Harvard University
Delhi and other parts of the region can experience lesser pollution if certain districts of Punjab do not delay planting paddy, say researchers
‘What other option do we have?’: Why stubble fires would not die
The happy seeder and super seeder machines are too few in number, a lot of them are defunct: Why farmers set their crops on fire every year
Bumper kharif amid excess stock? Is India staring at hard agri decisions
Restrict procurement from Punjab and Haryana; stop procuring from states offering bonus on MSP; divert excessive stock for ethanol and cattle feed
"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) speaks to Down To Earth.
Ladakh on the move
Ladakh is the one region in India where sustainable development is the only way ahead. Dry toilets, water efficient crops, cooperative farming, a …
A home-grown drought
Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food …
NSO survey: Most farmers selling in local markets, government agencies procure the least
Farmers in general satisfied with return from local sale, but a significant percentage of them get lower than market price
Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN
Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …
Depleting food grain stock ring alarms: Is India staring at a rice crisis?
Over 44 million tonnes of grains in stock compared to 78.6 million tonnes last year; Wheat dangerously close to buffer limit
Microbes to fight oil spillage in oceans: Indian scientists devise new technology
The study found degradation of crude oil was achievable using low-cost non-toxic agro-residues
MSP on crops has major impact on inflation: RBI
After government said that it will provide 1.5 times the MSP on cost of production of crops in the 2018-19 Union budget, RBI re-assessed the …
Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants
African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures
Centre may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers
The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers
Punjab's paddy dilemma
In 2009, Punjab became the first state in the country to enact a law banning the sowing of rice before a stipulated date. The aim was to arrest …
Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer
Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts
COVID-19: Bihar's standing rabi wheat, maize under lockdown
Delay in harvesting standing crops of wheat and maize on over 7 million ha in Bihar will be disastrous for farmers
Can biomass pellets reduce emissions in coal plants?
NTPC’s move to use biomass pellets can prove to be a shot in the arm to thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR
Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded
Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census