How successful will the state's crop deversification scheme be?

the seeds of a novel programme to reduce the rice-wheat predominance in Punjab's cropping pattern have been planted. The state recently launched a multi-crop, multi-year contract farming programme.

Bioprocessing - the Indian leather industry braces itself for an environmental facelift

Post harvest clumps in rice fields burn and increasepollution in Punjab

Depleting honeybees threaten biodiversity

UP government caught napping as state comes under dry spell

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment friendly decision

Discharge of effluents into the river had caused large scale fish deaths, leading to the curbs