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How to remove pesticides naturally from your favourite summer fruits: Berries, peaches and plumsSummer's bounty of berries, peaches, and plums offers peak flavour and nutrition. While delicious, these fruits can carry pesticide residue...- Why your summer tomatoes cost so muchTomato prices have surged due to severe weather in Florida and Mexico. Consumers face higher costs for this summer staple.
- Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
- In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than windNew research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal disease threatening ...
- In 1886, a wealthy hostess tired of broken crockery built a machine with water jets, and the dishwasher entered the modern kitchenA socialite named Josephine Cochrane invented the first dishwasher in 1886. She was frustrated by her fine dishes breaking during handwashi...
- Modi 3.0 anniversary: Congress jabs govt with 'promise versus reality' documentThe Congress party has released a document critiquing the Modi government's performance over the past 12 years. The party claims that grand...
- Iran war: Fuel price surge squeezes dairy, poultry value chainsIndustry officials say rising fuel costs, coupled with geopolitical disruptions affecting commodity markets, are squeezing farmer margins a...
- Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
- Dark spots on Bengal's Himsagar mangoes cast shadow on export shipmentBengal's famous Himsagar mango exports face uncertainty. Dark spots, caused by rain and high temperatures, have appeared on the fruits. Thi...
- Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears growA second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been confirmed in Texas. This new detection is just miles from the first U.S. case...
- Flesh-eating screwworm parasite infection case rises as U.S government makes emergency moveFlesh-eating screwworm parasite infection: The deadly flies were detected in Mexico late in 2024, after years of being contained at the sou...
- In 1958, when China ordered a nationwide sparrow slaughter to protect grain crops, what followed was 2 million human deathsChina's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...
- ‘The upcoming El Nino event could cost India $1 trillion in losses’An impending El Nino event threatens global economies, with India facing potential losses exceeding one trillion dollars. This climate phen...
- In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ōshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...
- Fears of hunger overwhelm a Central American village as El Nino approachesVillagers in Cunen, Guatemala, confront a severe drought. The looming El Nino weather pattern intensifies fears of widespread hunger. Local...
- A giant lake vanished for 130 years, then returned and flooded 120,000 acres overnightA massive lake in California, Tulare Lake, vanished over a century ago. Recent extreme storms brought it back, submerging farmland. This ev...
- Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
- CM Yogi Adityanath orders faster relief, calls for vigilance as storms hit UPUttar Pradesh is experiencing storms and heavy rainfall. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered officials to be vigilant and speed up r...
- Flesh-eating parasitic fly screwworm that could cause millions of dollars damage to US economy detectedAn outbreak in the U.S. could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy alone, according to a USDA estimate.
- Wheat output likely to rise by 2.29% to 120.65 mn tons for 2025-26India's wheat output is set for a significant increase. Production is projected to reach 120.65 million tonnes in the 2025-26 crop year. Th...
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