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      Rice paddy farming farmers climate change
      Farm matters

      Rice farmers must adopt climate-resilient varieties, practices faster: Expert

      10 July 2023 10:46 PM IST
      Siddaramaiah, Modi, INDIA name, Opposition alliance
      Karnataka

      Karnataka govt budgets for 5 poll promises by squeezing the already taxed

      8 July 2023 7:01 PM IST
      El Nino
      News

      El Nino emerges, weak monsoons likely in India: US weather agency

      11 Jun 2023 5:19 PM IST
      Odisha train accident
      Opinion

      Time for safety culture change and systems upgrade in Indian Railways

      11 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Nandini vs Amul, Bengaluru hoteliers
      Karnataka

      A Nandini-Amul merger can't be good for accountability, decentralised ops: IIM-B Prof

      2 Jun 2023 4:21 PM IST
      Rajeev Varshney
      Farm matters

      We need foreign tie-ups for better research: Agri-scientist Rajeev Varshney

      17 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Yamuna Biodiversity Park
      Delhi

      Why Delhi must convert Yamuna river into 22-km biodiversity stretch

      8 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?
      News

      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?

      17 April 2023 12:00 PM IST
      El Nino
      Farm matters

      Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry

      4 March 2023 12:00 PM IST
      bajra puri a Odisha millet dish
      Odisha

      What India can learn from Odisha's cultivation of hardy, nutritious millets

      22 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Millet production in India
      Farm matters

      Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist

      19 Feb 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
      Budget 2023

      Impact of climate change on agriculture: Budget could have done more

      2 Feb 2023 3:28 PM IST
      Budget 2023-24, Conservation tillage, no-till or low-till agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, regenerative agriculture
      Budget 2023

      Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert

      29 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Pensions not alms: A case for Centre to raise payout to ₹500 a month
      Budget 2023

      'Pensions not alms': A case for Centre to raise payout to ₹500 a month

      20 Jan 2023 11:40 PM IST
      Should eggs be washed before being sold?
      Videos

      Should eggs be washed before being sold?

      10 Jan 2023 12:00 PM IST
      poultry farm
      Farm matters

      Poultry sector worried over diversion of maize to ethanol production

      8 Jan 2023 1:40 PM IST
      High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses
      Farm matters

      High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses

      29 Dec 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Rekha Sunil Kulkarni
      Business

      How Mann Deshi Bank, born out of audacity, makes rural women ‘bankable’

      19 Dec 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Wheat
      Farm matters

      Microbial business thrives as farmers realise need to feed soil to feed crops

      13 Dec 2022 2:30 PM IST
      Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram
      Videos

      Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram

      5 Dec 2022 11:45 AM IST
      Punjab stubble burning solution
      Farm matters

      Microbial decomposers don’t avert straw burning; they only give leaders publicity

      28 Nov 2022 5:40 PM IST
      Punjab stubble burning solution
      Farm matters

      DON'T PUBLISH: Kejriwal trumpeting alternative to stubble burning, but it’s dubious

      28 Nov 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Punjab farm fires
      Farm matters

      Farm fires will die out in 2-3 years: Punjab Agricultural University V-C

      25 Nov 2022 11:30 AM IST
      Mustard
      Farm matters

      Centre allows commercial cultivation of GM mustard, India's first GM food crop

      27 Oct 2022 2:21 AM IST
      Mustard fields
      Farm matters

      Australia has allowed GM mustard; will India clear Delhi University variety?

      25 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST
      India cotton economy, pink bollworm menace
      Farm matters

      Sex scent mating dispensers curtail pink borer damage to cotton

      3 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Yara PM-BJP fertiliser scheme
      Business

      Dealing with PM-BJP 'hijab' on fertilisers: Yara India executive explains

      26 Sept 2022 12:00 PM IST
      Distrust of govt preventing formal tenancies in Andhra despite the reassurance of a 2019 Act
      Videos

      Distrust of govt preventing formal tenancies in Andhra despite the reassurance of a 2019 Act

      15 Sept 2022 11:40 PM IST
      AP crop cultivators
      Andhra Pradesh

      Govt distrust preventing formal tenancies in AP despite reassurance of 2019 Act

      12 Sept 2022 12:00 PM IST
      India dairy industry
      Business

      Development or profit focus? The way ahead for India's dairy sector

      22 Aug 2022 12:00 PM IST
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