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Prabha Tirkey Chacko in her field. Photo by Gurvinder Singh.

Dragon fruit farming takes wing in north Bengal

Gurvinder Singh 7 Jun 2021

Shrimp farming gets a push in Uttar Pradesh as India looks to boost exports in fisheries sector

Sneha Mahale 7 Jun 2021

[Commentary] India holds great promise in this Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Atul Bagai, Reuben Gergan 4 Jun 2021

Women from Kerala weave a solution to the region’s climate woes

Catherine Gilon 31 May 2021

The risks of tree plantation in grassland and non-forest areas

Shreya Dasgupta 25 May 2021

Southern India’s 2016-2018 drought was the worst in 150 years

Neha Jain 20 May 2021

Bihar highly vulnerable to climate change, says study, but lacks action plan

Rohin Kumar 19 May 2021
Women farmers at work in their vegetable plots near Kullu town, Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo by CIAT - NP Himachal Pradesh 68/Wikimedia Commons.

Increased farm work negatively impacts women’s nutrition: study

Sahana Ghosh 14 May 2021
Beetle grubs ready to be roasted. Photo by Ajano Tsanglao.

[Explainer] Eating insects could be the future of food

Femi E. Benny 3 May 2021

Winter drought in Himachal impacts agriculture and drinking water supply

Vivek Gupta 26 Apr 2021
Indian grey mongoose was one of the animals captured by the camera traps in the cashew nut plantations. Photo by Anushka Rege.

Mammals use cashew plantations in the northern Western Ghats

Neha Jain 22 Apr 2021

Eucalyptus plantations in Andhra Pradesh sway between economy and ecology

Azera Parveen Rahman 21 Apr 2021
Embankment work is going on Bagmati river near Belwa. Photo- WRD Bihar/Facebook

Farmers, near Bagmati river in Bihar, pick fertility of land over safety from floods

Pushyamitra 20 Apr 2021
Cow shelter

Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay Yojana gets centre’s accolade but lukewarm response on ground

Alok Prakash Putul 19 Apr 2021
Mosundori xaak. Photo by Azera Rahman.

Bihu is here, but where are the 101 varieties of herbs and greens?

Azera Parveen Rahman 13 Apr 2021
An all-women’s team led by Saraswathi Murthy makes chocolates at Mason & Co. in Auroville, Puducherry. Saraswathi who leads the women in the factory, was first spotted by founders Jane Mason and Fabien Bontems and trained by them in 2013. Photo courtesy Mason & Co.

The sweet taste of low-waste, sustainable chocolates

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi 13 Apr 2021

Community restores grasslands in Lamkani, making the village drought-resilient

Vinaya Kurtkoti 8 Apr 2021

As depolluting Sutlej river delayed, impact on health continues

Vivek Gupta 7 Apr 2021

A new digital soil map for India could help use soil optimally

Manupriya 5 Apr 2021
Foxnuts are commonly consumed in puffed and roasted forms. They can be tossed with some black salt and consumed as a snack. Some people prefer its Kheer

Bihar farmers take up makhana farming to cope with weather uncertainties

Pushyamitra 25 Mar 2021