Agriculture in India

Agriculture

The famous Lake Chowmani fish market in Agartala city, where Hilsa is placed on an ice tray and displayed on the right under a special light.

Does the elusive Padma Hilsa fish still reach Agartala? A story of rivers and borders

09 Jun 2026

10 min read

Paddy farms in Wayanad, Kerala.

Kerala’s traditional tribal farming in Wayanad protects paddy from pests without chemicals

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

07 May 2026

7 min read

Garo community around Meghalaya’s Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

Climate change insights through the eyes of the Garo community around Nokrek in Meghalaya

07 May 2026

7 min read

Women power fish farming in Tripura but face deep structural inequalities.

Tripura’s aquaculture growth might be at risk if women’s labour remains unrecognised

06 May 2026

6 min read

Work draws women’s bodies low to the earth, where repetition and strain gather slowly

The feet of agriculture: Designing footwear for Indian farmers with Earthen Tunes

30 Apr 2026

11 min read

Farmers catching fish inside a Khaichum (M Biswanath Sinha)

Khaichum as an agro-ecological system: Indigenous knowledge and integrated farming in Ukhrul, Eastern Himalaya

M Biswanath Sinha

01 Apr 2026

6 min read

Tripura Assembly

Rivers and Lakes

Silent Spills: Tracing the impacts of changing waters in Tripura’s gas-producing hills

28 Mar 2026

6 min read

Anita Devi lifts her hand and smiles softly. With the foxnuts she collected during harvest in her hands that are rough and wounded.

A Day In Mithila’s Ponds: Women and the Work Behind Bihar’s Makhana

Sharat Chandra prasad

09 Mar 2026

7 min read

At the heart of India’s agrarian system, Haryana is where state support meets the long, uneven histories of land, water, and farming.

Is solar always sustainable? Inside Haryana’s irrigation experiment

29 Jan 2026

7 min read

60-year-old Ramsurat Sahni gathers and harvests makhana. Age has made wading into the water difficult, but his skill remains unmatched.

Inside Bihar’s Makhana Economy: How Mithila’s Ponds Sustain Rural Lives

Sharat Chandra prasad

16 Jan 2026

9 min read

Woman working in a rice field near Junagadh, Gujarat

Odisha pushes for gender smart farm equipment

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

19 Nov 2025

4 min read

Machines rewriting India's rice farming story (Image: Manoj K)

How machines are rewriting the story of India’s rice production

18 Nov 2025

7 min read

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