Agriculture
Posted inNews
Spiders eat astronomical numbers of insects
A new study reveals some stunning estimates about just how much the world’s spiders eat annually: between 400 and 800 million tons of insects, springtails, … Spiders eat astronomical numbers of insectsRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / News
Hundreds of Native Bee Species Sliding Toward Extinction
In the first comprehensive review of the more than 4,000 native bee species in North America and Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity has found … Hundreds of Native Bee Species Sliding Toward ExtinctionRead more
Posted inEconomics / India
A Game Changer for Indian Farmers? A Speculator’s Playground
In a major push to widen the scope of commodity derivatives market in India, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently allowed options … A Game Changer for Indian Farmers? A Speculator’s PlaygroundRead more
Posted inDisease / News
Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s crops
An infection that struck wheat crops in Sicily last year is a new and unusually devastating strain of fungus, researchers say — and its spores … Deadly new wheat disease threatens Europe’s cropsRead more
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoon
As demonetisation enters 50th day, the Centre is trying hard to impress upon the public that the currency ban has not derailed the economy. India’s … How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoonRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / ToMl
Is government manipulating agriculture data?
The Centre’s claim of 94 million metric tonnes (MT) (2015-16) of wheat production, good sowing acreage and success of agriculture insurance scheme is not in … Is government manipulating agriculture data?Read more
Posted inEconomics / Hindutva / ToMl
Official data exposes Centre’s inflated claims on success of agriculture insurance scheme
On December 7, the Union Ministry of Agriculture press release claimed that that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has made impressive progress in … Official data exposes Centre’s inflated claims on success of agriculture insurance schemeRead more
Posted inToMl
Grow-ing disaster: the Fortune 500 goes farming
The world’s largest agribusiness corporations are rolling out a public-private partnership programme to take control of food and farming in the Global South. Thousands of … Grow-ing disaster: the Fortune 500 goes farmingRead more
Posted inDebt / India / Suicide
Every hour, a farmer committed suicide in 2015
In the middle of the din over doubling famers’ income, the trend of farmer suicide has also witnessed a steep rise. The latest data shows … Every hour, a farmer committed suicide in 2015Read more