Samastipur/New Delhi, June 26 -- Bathua, a village in Bihar's Samastipur district, is named after an age-old local mango variety. The hamlet is an oasis of calm with 700 acres of sprawling orchards, h... Read More
New Delhi, June 17 -- India has toppled China to become the world's largest rice producer. While this is a milestone, the surge in rice production has come at the cost of pulses and oilseeds-crops whe... Read More
New Delhi, June 14 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. Dear Reader... Read More
New Delhi, June 3 -- Samastipur & Muzaffarpur, Bihar: Plants whisper, you need ears to listen. That's what Norman Borlaug, a plant breeder and Nobel Peace laureate who saved billions from starvation, ... Read More