Textile stocks such as Gokaldas Exports, KPR Mill, Vardhman Textiles and Trident rallied up to 8% after the government exempted cotton impo...

The Yamuna River in Delhi has shrunk to a shallow, brown stream, with locals now walking across its dry bed. This yearly phenomenon is attr...

India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...

The Indian government has launched a five-year mission to significantly increase cotton crop productivity. With an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 cr...

Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...

Food waste from fruits and vegetables is a common kitchen problem. Research shows improper storage, especially mixing ethylene-producing fr...

Kishangarh's vast white marble waste dumping yard draws thousands daily. Once a pollution hotspot, it now attracts tourists for its unique ...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) emphasized the need to control chemical contamination in agricultural raw material...

Beware, your baby's favourite applesauce may taste like lead at times!

Several cases of cultivation of illegal GM crops have been reported from across states in the last few months, prompting the Centre to step...

The Centre had earlier told the court that it would be taking a policy decision on the commercial roll out within a month or a month-and-a-...

The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the government on its proposed move to introduce herbicide resistant mustard, cotton and c...

The DDA had on June 16 demolished huts and razed farms spread over 20 acres in order to clear the banks of Yamuna of unauthorized farms.

Sherif said researchers might one day insert this gene into GM crops to prevent their pollen from reaching other plants.

The Tribunal, however, has allowed restricted activities of floriculture and silviculture subject to specific permissions and restrictions.

According to scientists, if cultivated on large scale, 1 season will be enough for gene contamination to take place and will be too complex...

In a clear case of conflict of interest in clearing GM crop trials, a member of the environment ministry’s statutory appraisal body and sen...