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Food and Nutrition
Gene revolution adds to farmer distress
Posted on 14 Nov, 2018 11:14 AMFarming is said to be witnessing a “second GR” or Gene Revolution, after Green Revolution, with the introduction of genetically modi?ed Bt cotton in India.
![A farmer picks cotton. (Image Source: Claude Renault via Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/cotton_picking_in_india.jpg?itok=w73FLSLN)
The unique Himalayan wetlands
Posted on 03 Nov, 2018 08:33 AMWetlands are very important and productive ecosystems that support a wide range of plants and animals and provide livelihood opportunities to local communities in India.
![A view of the Himalayas. (Source: IWP Flickr photos--photo for representation purpose only)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/himalayas3.jpg?itok=Qy43uwJd)
New sturdy rice variety developed
Posted on 29 Oct, 2018 10:44 AMA group of researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) and University of Illinois have developed transgenic rice that promises to generate high yields even under conditions of high salinity, high temperature and drought.
![Dr Ashwani Pareek and his team that developed the rice. (Photo: ISW)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/img_20181018_131402.jpg?itok=NWN1WA3m)
‘Organic farming brought huge profit for me’
Posted on 25 Oct, 2018 09:59 AMAt the age of 70, Renupada Bagdi of Doniapur village in Birbhum district of West Bengal is on a mission to convince his fellow farmers to take up organic farming just like he did a few years ago. He knows from his experience that chemical fertilisers do not yield crops as big companies make it out to be.
![Renupada Bagdi in front of his thatched house. (Photo: Gurvinder Singh)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/rsz_renupada_bagdi_inside_the_compound_of_his_thatched_house.jpg?itok=y_j7POC5)
Antibiotic use in livestock and superbug risk
Posted on 23 Oct, 2018 11:35 AMAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is on the rise globally with the threat more severe in developing countries such as India. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to withstand the drugs (antibiotics) designed to kill them.
![Small scale farmers with their livestock (Image Source: India Water Portal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/milk1.jpg?itok=45PCFPPb)
Desertification: Not just a North Indian problem
Posted on 16 Aug, 2018 10:30 AMIndia is highly vulnerable to desertification.
![Increasing desertification is a challenge India needs to tackle. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/desertification.jpg?itok=SlL6nMqG)
Toxins on our plate
Posted on 08 Aug, 2018 03:45 PM“The recent scare due to the detection of formalin-laced fish across Goa, Kerala, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya points to a link between water quality and food safety. Fish traders find it cost-effective to use formalin, a carcinogen, instead of ice to prevent the decomposition of fish during transportation to distant markets.
![The quality of food products and their safety are mostly decided at the primary production stage itself which is unregulated. (Image: Masahiro Ihara, Flickr Commons CC BY 2.0)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/veg.jpg?itok=eGsSWEG1)
Not enough rain, Bihar stares at drought
Posted on 24 Jul, 2018 12:45 PMAll districts but three in Bihar experience drought
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Replacing rice could help India reduce water use'
Posted on 10 Jul, 2018 10:23 AMIndia could address its water, food security by replacing rice cultivation: Study
![Rice field in Assam (Source: IWP Flickr photos)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/p_20161005_154637_hdrcom_0.jpg?itok=18cwWtr6)
Climate hotspots to affect India's economy
Posted on 04 Jul, 2018 10:35 AMA study by the World Bank indicates that due to rising temperatures and changing monsoon rainfall patterns from climate change, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) may dip by 2.8 percent (amounting to $1177.8 billion) by 205
![Tribal and poverty hotspots coincide with climate hotspots. (Pic courtesy: Yann, Wikimedia Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/640px-young_indian_girl_raisen_district_madhya_pradesh.jpg?itok=oU0a1JGq)