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    Farm matters

    Should Punjab quit rice farming? Agri scientist Lather explains

    Vivian Fernandes
    29 May 2025 12:59 PM

    Virender Lather, former Principal Scientist at IARI, talks about Punjab’s contentious rice policy, says direct-seeded rice is the sustainable way forward

    Dr. Lather explains why Punjab shouldnt quit rice and how direct seeded rice can save water
    Farm matters
    poultry farm
    Farm matters

    Why India must not appease Trump admin with cheap chicken, meat imports

    14 May 2025 7:51 AM
    Govt unveils first genome-edited rice varieties; yield may rise by 30 pc
    Farm matters

    Govt unveils first genome-edited rice varieties; yield may rise by 30 pc

    4 May 2025 9:41 AM
    Mangoes
    Health

    Is your mango safe? Expert offers tips to find out

    28 April 2025 1:24 PM
    cotton plant

    India's cotton crops pay the price as gains of technology get squandered

    18 April 2025 12:53 PM
    farmer msp

    Trump has paused tariffs, but Indian farm sector remains on edge

    14 April 2025 5:00 AM
    Telangana’s vanishing forests: 12 lakh acres lost to podu titles, infra projects

    Telangana’s vanishing forests: 12 lakh acres lost to podu titles, infra projects

    8 April 2025 10:10 AM
    Shrimp farm, prawn farming

    Trump tariffs cripple Andhra’s shrimp industry; Naidu writes to Centre

    7 April 2025 3:40 PM
    Fertiliser

    Why fertilisers have emerged as a big enemy of farmers in Andhra Pradesh

    2 April 2025 1:00 AM
    Pakistan rice farmer

    India accuses Pakistan of Basmati rice piracy, plans to move global fora

    27 March 2025 11:45 AM
    Tamil Nadu paddy cultivation

    TN paddy farmers unlearn traditional practices as climate change takes a toll

    20 March 2025 12:11 PM
    TNCSC

    TN NGO alleges Rs 992-cr corruption in tenders for transport of foodgrains

    11 March 2025 4:25 PM
    Protesting farmers moot Rs 30,000-cr govt corpus to end MSP row

    Protesting farmers moot Rs 30,000-cr govt corpus to end MSP row

    6 March 2025 3:07 PM
    This rice variety could tackle diabetes epidemic in South India

    This rice variety could tackle diabetes epidemic in South India

    27 Feb 2025 1:00 AM
    basmati rice

    Basmati GI tag: Odds stacked against Madhya Pradesh amid India-Pak row

    Surendra Prasad Singh
    3 Feb 2025 1:00 AM

    With wary eye on Pak, Union govt not keen to help MP; can Shivraj Singh Chouhan pull off what Narendra Singh Tomar failed to do as Union Agriculture...

    Union Budget, agriculture sector, agrarian distress, MSP

    Budget: Ambitious schemes fall short of addressing stark agrarian distress

    1 Feb 2025 1:10 PM
    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26

    Three major demands of farmers remain unresolved in Budget 2025-26

    1 Feb 2025 11:31 AM
    Farming

    'Farming for a fee': Enabling transition of smallholder farmers from agriculture

    27 Jan 2025 7:02 AM
    A view from Bengalurus Basavanagudi market. Avarekai has started arriving to the city, bit delayed. The Federal Photos

    Avarebele Mela 2025: Bengaluru's unique beans festival turns 25

    28 Nov 2024 1:11 PM
    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    Monsoon vagaries, inconsistent policy behind spike in onion prices

    12 Nov 2024 1:00 AM
    onions

    Red vs White | Maharashtra farmers fume over 'pro-Gujarat' onion export ban

    8 Nov 2024 12:26 PM
    farmer msp

    PM 'dedicates' biofortified cereals to nation; his govt should also procure them preferentially

    21 Oct 2024 12:36 PM
    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAIs U-turn on A2 milk

    Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAI's U-turn on A2 milk

    2 Sept 2024 1:00 AM
    paddy cultivation

    Centre raises paddy MSP by Rs 117 to Rs 2,300 per quintal for 2024-25

    19 Jun 2024 4:24 PM
    mango tree, farm

    Drought, severe heat, mildew attacks play havoc on mango production

    5 May 2024 1:27 PM
    haveri election rally of congress

    Farmer suicides, agrarian crisis largely ignored in election season

    22 April 2024 1:00 AM
    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

    15 March 2024 1:00 AM
    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

    13 March 2024 1:00 AM
    Agriculture

    Nearly 8,300 soil testing labs set up since 2014-15 to help boost crop yield

    25 Feb 2024 10:48 AM
    R Gopinath of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

    Corporate tax holidays are 'sops', farmer subsidies are 'welfare': Scientist

    25 Feb 2024 10:37 AM
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