Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
07 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
PM Modi holds umbrella for farmers amid rain, launches 109 climate-resilient crop varietiesDuring the event, PM Modi released 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient, and biofortified crop varieties, marking a significant milestone i...
12 Aug, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
PM Modi unveils 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient crop varietiesPM Narendra Modi launched 109 varieties of high-yielding, climate-resilient crops at the India Agricultural Research Institute. This includ...
11 Aug, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
PM Modi releases climate-resilient seed varieties to increase productivity, farmers incomePrime Minister Narendra Modi introduced 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient, and biofortified seed varieties developed by the Indian Counc...
11 Aug, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Pumpkin Picking Craze: A Halloween money-spinner for farmers in WalesForage Farm, located on the Penllyn Estate in the Vale of Glamorgan, is in its third year of offering pumpkin picking, and business is thri...
28 Oct, 2023, 10.50 PM IST
The next frontier in farming? The Ocean.Today, seaweed is attracting new money and has a become a hot new global commodity. It is also bringing new purpose in new places because o...
16 Mar, 2023, 10.02 AM IST
Top five spots where dining meets natureCheck out these five spots where the food syncs with the ambience so beautifully.
16 Feb, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
Leafy Heaven: India’s edible greens satiating the rising interest for sustainable foodsThe wide choice of leafy greens that India has to offer could well satiate the rising interest for sustainable foods and lower food wastage.
18 Aug, 2019, 09.41 AM IST
Gluttony much: If you are a foodie, these tours are a mustIreland, Australia, Vietnam, Singapore and Doha should be on top of your list.
01 Aug, 2019, 07.45 AM IST
Why Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb’s duck plan makes senseDuck farming has potential to boost rural livelihoods if done as part of unified program of fish and rice farming.
08 Sep, 2018, 06.23 AM IST
Creative activism: Art reflects socio-political realities with food in BengaluruFood takes art beyond the confines of a conventional gallery space, says an artist.
21 May, 2018, 04.02 PM IST
Bengaluru's Maia Café to follow the farm-to-fork philosophy for all ingredientsRestaurants are making a conscious effort to make sure that what they serve comes from neighbourhood farms.
24 Aug, 2017, 02.37 PM IST
Food trend: Indian chefs are now falling back on local wisdom, taking long journeys to look for wild ferns, nettles and berriesInternationally, the interest in foraging for local ingredients is led by Noma’s Rene Redzepi.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.31 PM IST
Noma School of Dining is in as chefs take inspiration from the celebrated Copenhagen restaurantNoma — which remained on the top of restaurant lists ever since it zipped up the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2010 — has had an unprecede...
02 Apr, 2017, 12.21 PM IST
Policy sanity for a recovering worldFinal communiqué issued by the finance ministers and c. bank heads of the G20 nations commits their govts to growth, rather than austerity.
24 Jul, 2013, 08.10 AM IST
- Edmund Vincent Piper: Expat milkman with a passion for his herd
For Edmund Vincent Piper, 51, managing a herd of 3,000 milch cattle on a 14-hectare sprawl is a much easier job than finding the right peop...
21 May, 2010, 12.07 AM IST
- Eat, Pray, Love The Planet
Relentless quest for low-carbon, sustainable development has seen a nomenclature revolution.
24 Sep, 2009, 05.28 AM IST