‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Food, farms, and the future: Why transforming agri-food systems is key to Viksit Bharat 2047A successful agri-food systems transformation can position India as a global leader in sustainable food production while ensuring nutrition...
09 Sep, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
From Kalanamak to Manipur Chakao, why it's high time to revive coloured riceIndia once cultivated diverse nutrient-rich rice and millet varieties. The Green Revolution shifted focus to hybrid crops, leading to a dec...
05 Nov, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
Unhappy meal: In quest for food security, India is losing focus on qualityThe Green Revolution helped the country graduate from an importer to an exporter of many crops. But experts warn that nutrition security is...
17 Mar, 2024, 08.09 AM IST
Time ripe for a nutrition revolution: MS SwaminathanStating that India was a country with the largest number of people with malnutirition in the world, he said this was despite adequate food ...
09 Aug, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
Congress targets Modi government over price rise on World Food DayCongress latched on to the observance of World Food Day to target Narendra Modi-led government over price rise of essential commodities, es...
16 Oct, 2015, 10.32 PM IST
Technology, infrastructure key to 'second green revolution': ExpertsWith PM Modi calling for a 'second green revolution', experts feel that technology and infrastructure are key to higher agricultural produc...
02 Jul, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
India to give more stress on Food Security MissionThe establishment of an Agricultural Research Institute in Assam will also benefit farmers, research fellows, scholars, scientist and stude...
15 Nov, 2014, 10.10 PM IST
'Make nutrition as one of the indicators of development'The Coalition for Food and Nutrition Security today convened a meeting of technical experts on the steps required to improve nutrition.
31 Oct, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
Why India needs a 'quinoa revolution' to solve malnutrition, diabetes and cardiac problemsHollywood stars glorified it, NASA de-mystified it. It is now up to India to embrace the healthy food and check malnutrition.
19 Oct, 2014, 06.31 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh warns against use of genetically modified food cropsThe food revolution on Monday is being driven by Monsanto and Syngenta and Ramesh said that presents a need for caution.
01 Jul, 2013, 11.06 AM IST
Jairam Ramesh raises doubts over GM foodsJairam Ramesh raised questions to experts in the areas of nutrition as he doubted whether linking both the sectors will encourage GM food.
30 Jun, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
Economic Survey 2011-12: 2.5% agriculture growth seen in FY12The Economic Survey 2011-12 was tabled in the Parliament on Thursday. The survey sees 2.5% agriculture growth in FY 12.
15 Mar, 2012, 04.28 PM IST
- Focus on agri marketing: PM
The next revolution needed in the farm sector is agricultural marketing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
11 Feb, 2011, 12.39 AM IST
- Need to modernise agri marketing: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government will focus on modernising the agricultural marketing system.
10 Feb, 2011, 08.12 PM IST
- Food for a billion
On Wednesday, the National Advisory Council turned UPA's election promises into firm deliverables under the National Food Security Bill. Bu...
16 Jul, 2010, 06.14 AM IST