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Marginal farmers consistently lost over 50% crops in past 5 yrs due to extreme climate conditions

Report by Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development & Development Intelligence Unit also highlights shift to animal husbandry & livestock rearing as adaptation strategy for farmers.

Why Madhya Pradesh farmers are choosing pvt mandis despite MSP hike, raising worries about FCI stocks

The state registered a steep drop in procurement from 70.69 lakh metric tonnes last year to only 47.69 LMT in 2024-25 despite the MP govt announcing a Rs 125 bonus per quintal.

China approves 81 GM seeds to boost maize & soybean as Indian biotech is blocked & crop yields languish

Since October, China has approved 64 varieties of GM maize & 17 varieties of GM soybean. India’s Bt brinjal & GM mustard remain delayed by activist hurdles, litigation & Luddite fears.

Easter eggs are more expensive this year and climate change could be a culprit

Chocolate eggs and bunnies cost more than ever this Easter – but the farmers who make these treats possible are in dire straits.

‘Pathogen tolerance, better yield’ — Haryana scientist’s new sugarcane variety awaits release

New variety Co-17018 is likely to replace existing Co-0238 variety, which is becoming unsustainable because of its susceptibility to red rot and top borer diseases.

MSP of wheat, some Rabi crops already higher than Swaminathan’s famous C2+50% in major producing states

While farmers are demanding MSP of 50% higher than cultivation cost as per Swaminathan panel's report, ThePrint analysis finds this is already the case in MP, Punjab & Haryana.

Reducing cattle is key to combat climate change. But you don’t have to say bye to beef

Cellular agriculture can enable widespread production of animal proteins, with cultivated beef well-positioned to become a sustainable consumer choice.

Indian farmers are harvesting innovation. Saagu Baagu in Telangana is best of AI in agriculture

India's farmers combat climate change, pestilence, and financial burdens, with AI-driven initiatives like AI4AI offering transformative solutions.

Digital agriculture could transform food security for India’s women farmers. Here’s how

Global agricultural output and food security could increase by 20-30% if women had access to land, tech and financial services in rural areas.

Indian women in agriculture among ‘most vulnerable’ to climate change impact, shows new global study

Published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems journal, the study maps hotspots in low-and-middle-income countries where climate change, agriculture, and gender inequality intersect.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Be ‘atmanirbhar’ and go ‘swadeshi’: PM Modi’s clarion call to nation on 79th Independence Day

New Delhi: 'Atmanirbharta' and a call for 'swadeshi' were the mainstay of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longest Independence Day address Friday, at a time...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.