The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system are so big that they alone could cause the world to miss
In a novel protest against the research under way to develop a genetically modified potato variety, activists of Greenpeace called on the Secretary of the Central Department of Biotechnology, Manju
A National symposium on organic farming in horticulture for sustainable production was organised by the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture (CISH). The symposium was inaugurated by member,
While the controversy over the presence of pesticides in our food and drink preoccupies the nation, the residents of Malgaon, a tiny village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have already said
The Kalutara District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has finalised a proposal to develop the dairy farming industry in the Kalutara district (Sri Lanka) thereby promoting self-employment among
Hopelessness and despair are ruling the roost. Smell of social strife is pulpable in the air. The entire world is on the brink of falling apart owing to formidable caste and communal hatred and in
The Protato, a genetically modified potato (which scientists claim would contain 40% more protein than the regular potato), is undergoing limited field trials in Modipuram and Shimla. But it will not
President A.P.J. Kalam exhorted the farmers of Punjab to usher in a second green revolution in the country. He also urged them protect the rights of the children, especially the girl child, in view
BARC nuclear agriculturists develop wonder mutant that upstages chemical fertilisers. Some 10 years ago, when organic farming had none of the buzz that surrounds it today, scientists at the Bhabha
Thanks to ICAR unit, it's summer even in the rains in Jharkhand markets. Talk about home-grown revolutions, and you don't have to go much further than the backlands of Jharkhand for pinch-me reality.
If Newton had been cooped up in a sweaty lab instead of lounging under an apple tree that sunny afternoon, the discovery of gravity could have been pushed back by a decade
