Farm

Farm (Agriculture)

Punjab, part of India's breadbasket is losing water fast, as water-guzzling crops like wheat and paddy continue to suck water at rapid rates.

From India to the USA: The growing water crisis in the breadbaskets of the world

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

09 Apr 2025

8 min read

Mixing of ingredients for preparation of ragi mix by women self-help group members (Image: WASSAN)

Millets for malnutrition: A women-led initiative

Rajesh Kumar Pradhan

09 Sep 2024

5 min read

Dhangars of Maharashtra (Image Source: India Water Portal)

Dhangars, traditional pastoralists of Maharashtra demand dedicated grazing lands

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

06 Sep 2024

4 min read

Agrivoltaic installation using vertical bifacial solar panels. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Marta Victoria via Wikimedia Commons)

Agrivoltaics set to gain a fresh boost in India

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

24 Aug 2024

4 min read

A dried borewell in Punjab (Image Source: IWP Flickr photos)

Dry summer monsoons drain groundwater and strain India's food basket

13 Aug 2024

4 min read

Relying solely on chemicals to keep weeds at bay isn't sustainable and can harm the environment. (Image: Needpix)

Weed wars: The hidden costs of herbicide use in rice

01 Aug 2024

5 min read

Gully erosion maps, the need of the hour (Image Source: Dehaan via Wikimedia Commons)

Improved gully erosion map needed in India!

27 Jul 2024

3 min read

Drip irrigation in Kerala (Image: Vis M, Wikimedia Commons; CC BY-SA 4.0)

How caste, credit, and crops shape microirrigation in semi-arid India

23 Jul 2024

5 min read

Floating solar. Far Niente vineyard in Napa Valley, California. Image for representation purposes only (Image Source: Solarwriter via Wikimedia Commons)

Karnataka to launch floating solar energy parks on its lakes

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

21 Jul 2024

5 min read

Stubble burning (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

No scientific evidence linking Punjab farm fires to Delhi's pollution

18 Jul 2024

4 min read

Disappearing trees over Indian farmlands (Image Source: WOTR)

A silent crisis in Indian farmlands: The disappearing trees

09 Jul 2024

4 min read

The Nagi dam bird sanctuary (Image Source: Hilfiger28 via Wikimedia Commons)

Bihar's Nagi and Nakti wetlands recognised as Ramsar sites

Aarti Kelkar Khambete

17 Jun 2024

5 min read

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