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Karnataka women farmers' group among global winners of UNDP Equator Prize 2025

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Summary Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha SHG works in 30 villages, supporting over 5,000 farmers to grow millets, conserve seeds and process crops with solar-powered machines. The ... Read More


Soil science blind spots leaving poorest nations exposed to climate and biodiversity loss, warn scientists

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Summary Concentration of research: Just 10 countries, led by China, the US, India, Brazil and Spain, account for 70% of all global soil health research since 1947. Geographic "b... Read More


Modern technological approaches help scientists track biodiversity like never before

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Summary Modern technological tools like eDNA analysis and global databases are revolutionising biodiversity conservation. They are enabling scientists to track species in inacces... Read More


Debate over synthetic biology in conservation divides scientific community ahead of IUCN meet

New Delhi, July 21 -- Summary IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi to decide on use of genetic tools in conservation The question has divided the scientific community, with some saying the t... Read More


Ground prepared for important discussions but no final agreement yet on Seed Treaty reforms

New Delhi, July 15 -- Efforts to reform the global system that governs sharing of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) is at a crucial stage. Delegates from around the world gathe... Read More


Plant treaty: Farmers' groups raise alarm over global talks that could open India's seeds to corporations

New Delhi, July 7 -- Farmers' groups, seed savers and environmental advocates across India have warned that a new international agreement could allow global corporations to access India's traditional ... Read More


India's seed saviours: Madhya Pradesh's community seed banks show the way

New Delhi, June 12 -- Madhya Pradesh has consistently emerged as one of India's agricultural powerhouses, both in terms of cultivable land and total cropped area. The central state recorded 30.05 mil... Read More


India's seed saviours: Nagaland's Chizami seed bank preserves 156 traditional varieties to build a climate- resilient future

New Delhi, June 9 -- The women of Chizami village in Nagaland's Phek district are guardians of 156 traditional seed varieties - from rice, millets and maize to beans, vegetables, herbs and tubers. Th... Read More


India's seed saviours: The country has been preserving cowpea, a climate-resilient legume the world is only now beginning to rediscover

New Delhi, June 6 -- In Odisha's Nayagarh district, the Raisar Community Indigenous Seed Bank has been preserving old and valuable seeds. Among the paddy and millet varieties carefully stored in clay ... Read More


Biodiversity can't wait, nature-based solutions need political will now, study finds

New Delhi, June 4 -- As climate change gets worse and cities grow fast, we are losing more and more natural spaces. Birds, bees, butterflies, and plants are disappearing quietly but quickly. Cities th... Read More