Green Revolution

Independence Day Special: Nuclear tests, liberalisation and more… The milestones that define India

India is marking its 76th year of Independence and it’s been a long and arduous journey. It has several achievements to its credit – from becoming a Republic in 1950, to becoming a nuclear power in 1974 and achieving social equality by striking down Section 377 and decriminalising homosexuality

India needs new green revolution to show natural farming to world, says Amit Shah

As many as 15,000 PACS have become common service centres (CSC) that serve as the centre of the rural economy, the minister said

An organised, robust response to stubble burning is need of the hour

The solutions have to be viable, decentralised and scientific but for them to be truly sustainable they have to be economically viable for the farmer and markets where they engage

Budget 2022: Why government should strive to make agriculture climate smart

Union Budget 2022-23: Shrinking arable land, expanding urbanisation makes ‘sustainable intensification’ a necessity

Farms Acts necessary for Green Revolution 2.0; transparency, income support, incentives and communication are key

India's Farm Acts are a much needed step to get us to Green Revolution 2.0, which in turn will ensure food security at an environmentally appropriate cost. But the laws need transparency, appropriate incentives, and good communication to happen right.

It's time to revisit repealed APMC and the lost cause of fair crop procurement in Bihar

In Bihar as well as in the country, the need of the hour is to revisit the old decisions and make course corrections

Aiming for a green revolution, UN FAO calls to adopt climate-sensitive innovation, tech

The UN body announced that healthy diets resilient to climate shocks & supportive of biodiversity is a dire need.

Is the Green Revolution broken to go back to Zero Budget farming? Nirmala Sitharaman should have waited for official panel's study reports

The Green Revolution in Palekar’s view is a disaster. His website says the land has been laid waste wherever it has been practised.

As Punjab's groundwater levels drop alarmingly, farmers confront desperate times ahead

As water tables in Punjab fall, desperate farmers are digging deeper, getting trapped in debt and depleting aquifers. Punjab is warned of turning into a desert state in 25 years. Paddy, biggest water guzzler, sees continued cultivation as agricultural reforms fail.

Union Budget 2019-20: Govt needs to allocate more fund to bring Green Revolution to eastern India

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) was initiated by Pranab Mukherjee as finance minister. He provided Rs 400 crore for it in 2010-11 budget