India s public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared to grains like millets that have sustained India for millennia. These blind policies are preparing the countr

Authorities and the leather industry owners in Tamil Nadu dodge court orders, while a few individuals raise voices to save their ecosystems from tannery waste

the film title Harvesting Hunger chills one to the bones and the film itself is a despondent tale of the agricultural scenario in the country. "It is apprehended that millions may go hungry in

Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

"Children in India remain

The discussions at the conference were like old wine in old bottles

The Lucknow high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to purchase all the paddy crops grown in the state within the next two and a half months. The state's paddy growers are on the

Left at the mercy of brokers who dictate the market terms, many cultivators of Gloriosa superba have consumed the plant s poisonous tubers to end their lives

An organic liquid fertiliser promises to end farmer s woes

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