Odisha has become the first state in India to formally publish a policy declaration identifying women farmers as central ...

Concerns such as stubble burning, groundwater depletion or pesticide pollution are absent from environmental legislations.

This October, residents of Delhi breathed a sigh of relief – ten days into the month, the air quality was still in the “moderate” category, uncharacteristic for this time of the year. Usually, by this ...

On a clear, bright day in March, a few dozen people gathered in Parliament Square in central London, many of them wearing green T-shirts and carrying signs emblazoned with the words “Save Soil.” They ...

FOR YEARS the Araku Valley, deep in the mountains on India’s east coast, was mired in poverty and rocked by Maoist violence. The government classifies most of its inhabitants as “particularly ...

India's agricultural yields continue to lag China's by nearly half, a gap that economist Devesh Kapur calls 'very puzzling', given the country's political evolution and decades of reforms. Speaking on ...

Once primarily focused on domestic food self-sufficiency, Indian agriculture is undergoing a fundamental strategic shift. Spurred by geopolitical conflicts, climate change, and supply chain ...

India’s agriculture sector is the backbone of its economy, employing a significant portion of the population and ensuring food security for the nation. However, traditional farming practices have long ...

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

It is heartening to see that the government is finally considering agriculture to be the first engine of growth. It should just be that till we are able to fix the employment problem and ensure food ...

India’s agricultural landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution. Once dominated by the chugging of diesel engines and the smell of exhaust, farmlands across the country are slowly embracing a cleaner, ...