New Delhi, March 23 -- Even as a war rages on in West Asia, it's ffunny to think that centuries ago, countries fought over mere bird droppings. In the mid-1800s, some countries considered guano-accum... Read More
New Delhi, March 23 -- Even as a war rages on in West Asia, it's funny to think that centuries ago, countries fought over mere bird droppings. In the mid-1800s, some countries considered guano-accumu... Read More
New Delhi, March 21 -- Climate Change and You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to the newsletter to get it directly in your inbox. Dear reader, ... Read More
New Delhi, March 19 -- Recently, while working on a story on farmer-owned companies, I came across an ancient variety of rice. The heirloom rice variety, known as Kala Namak comes from eastern Uttar P... Read More
New Delhi, March 16 -- Gayatri Karma speaks with a confidence and a sense of pride, which is rare for a small farmer. Thirty-seven and a mother of three, Karma spends her days tending to her kitchen g... Read More
New Delhi, March 2 -- India has positioned itself as a global hub for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure, with massive investments underway. But AI-focused data centres are energy... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- 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, Feb. 19 -- A few years back, a fertilizer manufacturer from India carried out an internal survey of farmers in the 40+ age group. A stark finding was that most farmers felt they were not go... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- Under the interim trade agreement with the US, India has allowed the import of an animal feed item called distillers dried grain with solubles (DDGS), which is made from genetical... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Indian agriculture has shown remarkable resilience in the face of growing climate risks. The sector, which employs about 46% of the workforce, has seen overall production rise bu... Read More