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Food and Nutrition
Food security with flood, drought-resistant rice crops
Posted on 07 Jun, 2019 11:23 AMIn recent years, cycles of extreme drought and severe flooding have affected the country’s water availability and crop production. The trend can be attributed to climate change. Scientists have been exploring drought and flood tolerant crop varieties to offset stress conditions that significantly constrain rice production.
GHG emissions, water footprints of dietary patterns
Posted on 07 Jun, 2019 10:40 AMIndia's food system produces large environmental impacts but these vary by diets. The per capita environmental impacts of diets in India are currently lower than those of many high-income countries due, in part, to habitually low consumption of animal source foods.
Borewells: Boon or bane for women?
Posted on 23 May, 2019 08:29 PMTamil Nadu is one of the most water-vulnerable states in India that depends heavily on groundwater for irrigation. As high as 56 percent of land in the state is currently irrigated by groundwater and the remaining by tanks and canals.
Coping with droughts: Gender matters
Posted on 08 May, 2019 12:38 PMDroughts are one of the most feared natural calamities impacting agriculture and food production as well as the morale of millions of farmers in India. Recent studies show that the frequency of droughts is increasing.
Understanding water footprint of cereals in India
Posted on 30 Apr, 2019 01:05 PMIndia has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91 percent of our freshwater is used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50 percent of the dietary water footprint in India and represent a potential opportunity for reducing water use in Indian agriculture.
Towards sustainable food production
Posted on 01 Apr, 2019 11:14 AMThe national conclave on food held on March 15, 2019 at New Delhi saw experts urge policy changes to promote sustainable food production especially organic farming as well as regulations to reduce misuse of antibiotics and pesticides.
Income support: Budget 2019 showstopper
Posted on 11 Feb, 2019 07:04 PMThe decline in public, as well as private investment, has led to a slowdown in the growth of agriculture and allied sectors in the last five years. The crisis in the agrarian sector had intensified over the last few years. It is now the political talking point with many farmers' rallies, marches and protests being held all over the country.
Out of 41 study points, the Ganga clean at only one
Posted on 26 Dec, 2018 02:59 PMOut of 41 study points, the Ganga clean only at the Haridwar barrage location: CPCB
The Naga Pride
Posted on 17 Dec, 2018 08:42 PMAmur falcons are among the strongest fliers in the avian world. Since the last 25 years, they have been migrating to the Northeast especially Nagaland from Siberia en route to their final destination—Somalia, Kenya and South Africa.
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.