Agriculture is multi-functional, producing economic goods including food, feed, fibre, and fuel, as well as providing several intangible or non-tradable services to society free of cost. Non-tradable services,
After Independence, India has made excellent strides in food production. Despite remarkable achievements, much remains to be done with regard to food security. Non lifting of the entire quota of
The EU decision to end the ban on GM food this week after four long years is likely to renew the debate over labelling and strict monitoring here. Import of unlabelled GM soyabean oil, which
The World Food Organization will provide wheat, ghee and pluses to poor people of different areas in Sindh(Pakistan). This was said by the director, World Food Organisation, David Filcher, while
Contrary to tobacco industry's argument that the crop's production was a significant source of employment , recent study by a Indo-Canadian NGO showed that strong tobacco control legislation would
Droughts, cyclones, insufficient rains, debt traps, decreasing yield despite high investment - farmers in Gujarat have suffered on all these counts in last few years. But there is still more bad news
Tommy Vadakkumchery and fellow farmers in Kerala were at a loss when their crop started failing for no apparent reason. But when earthworms and spiders fertility indicators disappeared from the
Chemical fertilizers have been responsible for dangerously increasing macro-nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous and potash) and creating deficiency of micro-nutrients (zinc, iron, magnesium, etc.) in
More than 42260 metric tons of rice worth Rs 33.34 crore, procured from mills and stored in district godowns, were found missing by the office of the Accountant-General of West Bengal. This was
Much has been said during 2002 about a new global effort to accelerate sustainable development. At the Financing for Development conference and at the World Summit on sustainable Development, two
While in Srinagar, the parties are busy disagreeing over their plans of governance, the soldiers in north Kashmir have allegedly in north Kashmir have allegedly axed 160 apple trees two days after a
