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
Agriculture
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
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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
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How Drug-Resistant Bacteria Travel from the Farm to Your Table
It wasn’t until a pig nosed me in the backside, in a friendly way, that I mustered the courage to touch one. I had seen … How Drug-Resistant Bacteria Travel from the Farm to Your TableRead more
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93 Percent of the World’s Seeds Have Been Lost in the Last 80 Years
Seeds represent the foundation of life. We depend on them for food, for medicine and for our very survival. In many ways, you can trace … 93 Percent of the World’s Seeds Have Been Lost in the Last 80 YearsRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified Crops
The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by The … Doubts About the Promised Bounty of Genetically Modified CropsRead more
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The New York Times Cuts Through the Hype on GMOs
Genetically modified seeds emerged in the mid-1990s and have since conquered million of acres of US farmland. Today, upward of 80 percent of corn, soybean, … The New York Times Cuts Through the Hype on GMOsRead more
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Wind turbines may have beneficial effects for crops
A multi-year study led by an Iowa State University scientist suggests the turbines commonly used in the state to capture wind energy may have a … Wind turbines may have beneficial effects for cropsRead more