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...
11 Jun, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
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 ...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Famous alphonso mango is facing existential crisis this yearRatnagiri's Alphonso mango growers are facing a challenging season due to weather disruptions that significantly reduced production. This h...
01 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
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...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsAs far as India is concerned, the biggest pain point from the US-Iran war in the Gulf region has been the spike in the prices of not only o...
06 May, 2026, 11.19 PM IST
These mid-cap stocks with ‘Strong Buy’ & ‘Buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analystsOver the next few sessions, as the uncertainty caused by the Gulf war intensifies and makes you anxious, remember this: It is not the first...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 1,766-cr Clean Plant Programme to boost horticulture exportsThe government approved a Rs 1,766 crore Clean Plant Programme aimed at improving the quality of planting material for horticultural crops....
09 Aug, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
Bananas face threat from fungal disease. Details hereBananas are facing threat from a fungal disease known as Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4).
03 Nov, 2023, 01.27 AM IST
Price crash and fungal infection force growers to dump quintals of mangoes on highwayKarnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Limited chairman K V Nagaraju said most of the crop destroyed this time is Tota...
27 Jun, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
Mumbai locks down 46 localities amid coronavirus spreadAccording to information available, Worli-Koliwada in central Mumbai, Bimbisar in Goregaon in the Western suburbs and Kannamwarnagar 2 in V...
01 Apr, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30bn annually: StudyAir pollution due to crop residue burning in northern India is a leading risk factor of acute respiratory infections and causes an estimate...
04 Mar, 2019, 01.15 PM IST
Air pollution from stubble burning costing India USD 30bn annually: StudyThe study that estimates -- for the first time -- the health and economic costs of CRB in northern India also found that CRB leads to an es...
04 Mar, 2019, 11.27 AM IST
- Chinese farmers agitated over failure of hybrid rice variety
A strain of hybrid rice in China that promised strong yields saw plunging output last year, angering farmers who clashed with the distribut...
11 Apr, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Once a opium producer, Arunachal district grows large cardamomEndowed with an ideal climate for the cultivation of large cardamom, Anjaw produced 150 metric tonnes of the spice with a financial turnove...
13 Dec, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
- Amidst commodity boom, vanilla remains plain vanilla
In Kerala's commodity-rich high ranges, swanky automobiles compete for attention with palatial homes, thanks to a sustained commodity price...
25 Jun, 2010, 10.28 PM IST
- Scientists caution cotton growers against pathogens
Crop scientists have cautioned the cotton growing farmers in Punjab against 'leaf spots,' caused by fungal and bacterial pathogens, and ask...
22 Jun, 2007, 05.20 PM IST