Seeds

Scientists go on 'Indiana Jones' mission to collect wild seeds, world over, to tackle climate change

The sturdier cousins of widely grown crops have evolved to survive harsh conditions, climate-proofing them.

Will banking on seed banks take focus away from conserving natural habitats?

The right balance needs to be struck between ex-situ & in-situ methods of conservation: Experts.

Rural finance: Subsidies, entitlements and the problem of digital linkages in Bundelkhand

Silicon Valley dreams seem very far away in rural Bundelkhand.

Budget 2018: By hiking minimum support price, Modi govt makes good 2014 promise, but all is not as it seems

By taking a lower cost as the baseline for computing minimum support price, the government is resorting to sleight of hand, moreover one that most farmers are unlikely to miss.

Mandsaur unrest: Don’t blame Madhya Pradesh farmers, but Congress, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan outlines his perceptions on issues like farmers' protest and loan waiver, and how he intends to resolve them

Australian Open 2017: Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber top seeds; Roger Federer placed at 17

World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber were named the top seeds on for Australian Open 2017 with organisers aligning with the current rankings.

Most popular torrent search engine 'Torrentz' shuts down

Weeks after search engine Kickass Torrents was shut down following the arrest of alleged founder Artem Vaulin in Poland, another major player Torrentz.eu shut its portals on Friday, a media report said.

Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams top seeds; Andy Murray second

Germany's pharma co Bayer makes $62 bn offer to acquire Monsanto

Bayer has made an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Monsanto company for $122 per share

Racing towards utopia: Decoding the Agri Minister endorsement of 'yogic farming' to enhance seeds' potency

BJP ministers’ quirky utterances that often fly in face of logic, history and science are not an aberration but form a pattern.