Firm asks farmers to switch to its second-generation product to delay resistance further  Pink bollworm resistant to pest-killing protein of…

Ranchi: It was a budget aimed at sweetening the bitter price rise pill. From cutting down VAT on diesel, sweets…

Orissa will soon formulate a state food processing policy to woo private investment in this potential sector. “A draft policy…

Despite signs of progress in gender equality over the past 15 years, there is still a significant gap between women…

This staggering loss has affected India’s agri business Sustainable supply chains needed to link farmer to marketing centres The decline…

Dubbing the Centre’s talk of ceasefire and talks with naxals “non-serious,” members of democratic and civil rights organisations on Friday…

One looks forward to the Finance Minister’s budget speech with a hope that it spells some new major initiatives and…

A three-hour drive from Delhi a medieval drama is playing out. A khap — or caste — panchayat in Haryana’s…

In the backdrop of climate change and other environmental challenges, Kerala announced a Rs 1000-crore ‘Green Fund’ for the next…

An empowered group of ministers (eGoM) has urged the government to delink the proposed National Food Security Act (NFSA) from…

The State Government today told the Orissa High Court that allegations of farmers’ suicide due to crop loss are not…

The bane of farmers’ suicides has taken Orissa in its vice-like grip with five ending their lives in every seven…

Failure of kharif crop and mounting debts stated to be reasons  The interest rate on private loans ranges between 24…

Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre’s efforts to include…

In March 2004, a group of Dalit women from Uttar Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region stood on a stage in a plush…