Opinion

Dr Swaminathan: The Father of Green Revolution who strode the agriculture sector like a Colossus

Dr Swaminathan: The Father of Green Revolution who strode the agriculture sector like a Colossus

In addition to driving the development of high yielding rice varieties in the country,...

No success on land or space without scientific innovations

No success on land or space without scientific innovations

Our average yields of pulses and oilseeds are lower than the global average. Increasing...

India offers juicy market for global apple growers; domestic farmers need protection

India offers juicy market for global apple growers; domestic farmers need protection

Growers suffered production losses but were denied better realisations, thanks to...

Duty on onion exports leaves pungent taste with onion growers, traders

Duty on onion exports leaves pungent taste with onion growers, traders

India is a democracy and elections have to be won to stay in power. People want...

Strengthening El Nino impacts inflation, raises political risk

Strengthening El Nino impacts inflation, raises political risk

Inflation and politics are directly proportional. Political risk is low if inflation...

Bridging the Rural Skill Gap with New ITIs in Chhattisgarh

Bridging the Rural Skill Gap with New ITIs in Chhattisgarh

To make the youth population embrace Industry 4.0 it is necessary to provide skill...

Dream of liberalisation of agriculture trade shattered due to generalisation of inflation

Dream of liberalisation of agriculture trade shattered due to generalisation of inflation

It is also a matter of political risk. In its first term, when the Modi government...

Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

The climate battle cannot be won without thinking about improvements in agricultural...

Floods wash away hopes of drop in inflation

Floods wash away hopes of drop in inflation

Retail inflation for a dry June breached three-month high of 4.81 per cent even...

New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

Recent studies have shown that the majority of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs)...

Nature's Arsenal Unleashed: The Powerhouse of Next-Generation Biologicals

Nature's Arsenal Unleashed: The Powerhouse of Next-Generation Biologicals

The journey towards next-generation biologicals has been fueled by scientific discoveries,...

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

The protagonists of the developing countries as the proposed amendments, and more...

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Slowly but surely more and more farmers are taking to natural farming. Farmers are...

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. Also, a significant amount of food...

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Those nations that have reoriented their agricultural research towards new innovations...

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Discussions about Aquaculture often revolve around industry gaps, expansion plans,...

CAQM reviews preparedness of NCT of Delhi on prevention, control, abatement of air pollution

The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas, CAQM held a review meeting with Chief Secretary Delhi, Chairperson...

States

IISER Bhopal sheds light on Greenhouse Gas emission from stubble burning

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER) collaborated with CIMMYT and University of Michigan researchers...

Technology

Major victory for the struggling farmers against corporate defaulters: AIKS

Sugarcane farmers are conducting a relay stir for more than 300 days in the premises of the private mill demanding that the bank loans...

National

Need of the hour: Bharat Ratna for father of the green revolution

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a man whose name became synonymous with progress, innovation, and the pursuit towards food security. The legacy...

National

Dr Swaminathan: The Father of Green Revolution who strode the agriculture sector like a Colossus

In addition to driving the development of high yielding rice varieties in the country, add Swaminathan was instrumental in building...

Opinion

IFFCO Nano Fertiliser Network Project meet catapults IFFCO nanofertilisers to next level

The world’s largest Fertiliser Cooperative, IFFCO organized an innovative and interactive convention where Agriculture Scientists,...

Cooperatives