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Importance of bio-fertilisers in integrated nutrient management

Guddi Singh successfully implemented the idea of using azolla, a fern that acts as bio-fertiliser, to increase productivity of land.

Published 31 days ago

Priyambada Jayakumar: “MS himself critiqued the Green Revolution”

Author Priyambada Jayakumar (Courtesy Jaipur Literature Festival)

Updated 67 days ago

Target 15% green cover by 2030, 20% by 2047, says CM Yogi

CM Yogi Adityanath reviewed preparations for the Mega Plantation Campaign-2026 on Sunday. (File)

Published 83 days ago

The Delhi house extinction archive: A record of all that we surrendered

Delhi houses once understood that the city had five seasons. Spring unfolded in the garden. Summer belonged to the cooler. Verandahs held the monsoon and tea.

Updated 124 days ago

Guest column | Punjab’s agrarian legacy and the rise of cooperatives

For Punjab, the cooperative movement must assist in diversifying and becoming more resilient for agricultural producers. (HT File)

Published 148 days ago

Punjab govt committed to preserving rich cultural heritage for future generations: Mann

Punjab govt committed to preserving rich cultural heritage for future generations: Mann

Published 169 days ago

Dr Madhav Gadgil: Voice of the ‘ecosystem people’

Dr Madhav Gadgil: Voice of the ‘ecosystem people’

Published 185 days ago

Guest Column: Why Punjab deserves a healing touch from Centre

The situation is not entirely of Punjab’s making. The structural imbalance began decades ago, with the Green Revolution. While Punjab’s farmers fed the nation, the state’s soil and water bore the cost. (HT File)

Published 294 days ago

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes stories set among the Naga people, a biography of a towering geneticist and plant breeder, and a fresh translation of a classic by Tulsidas (Akash Shrivastav)

Published 323 days ago

Ready to pay personal price to protect farmers’ interest: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Published 352 days ago

Building on the gains of Green Revolution

Revisiting the Green Revolution should not only mean growing more. It must also mean growing better — and negotiating smarter. (PTI)

Updated 353 days ago

Why agriculture is key to building Viksit Bharat

Indian agriculture has gone from stagnation and food insecurity before the 1960s to large surpluses today, disproving the Malthusian belief that population growth would outstrip food production. (AFP)

Published 355 days ago

Guest Column| Harvest rainwater to save Punjab’s groundwater

Groundwater could plunge to 100 metres by 2029 and beyond 300 metres by 2039. Urban areas, now increasingly reliant on groundwater for municipal needs, may soon face the same shortages already burdening rural Punjab. (HT file)

Published 382 days ago

Guest Column | From green revolution to sustainable evolution: India needs to shift gears

The excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides created a vicious cycle, exacerbating the need for more chemicals to maintain productivity. (HT File)

Published 490 days ago

Punjab people known for service to nation: Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu being welcomed at the Indian School of Business in Mohali on Tuesday. (HT photo)

Published 500 days ago

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming

The pressing need is for investment in agriculture research and the development of new technologies that can weed out the second-generation problems of the Green Revolution (HT Photo)

Published 606 days ago

The many shades of Indira Gandhi's political persona

You may be tempted to ask, was Indira Gandhi a hero or a villain?

Published 636 days ago

PM-Economic Advisory Council paper: Haryana surpasses Punjab in GDP share, per capita income

Haryana’s share of gross domestic product now exceeds that of Punjab, and its relative per capita income has reached 176.8% in 2023-24 compared to Punjab’s 106.7%, shows report.

Published 675 days ago

Event on natural farming: CM Yogi cautions against use of excessive fertilisers

UP chief Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries at an event on natural farming in Lucknow on July 19. (HT photo)

Published 736 days ago

Guest Column| Revive Punjab’s economy for development, peace

Workers on the job at one of Ludhiana’s many cycle manufacturing units. Punjab’s industrial sector is small both in size and scale. Modern industry has shifted to neighbouring states due to a special package of tax concessions and subsidies by the Centre. (HT file photo)

Published 766 days ago

A push for FCI modernisation

FCI, a state-owned corporation through which 70% of federal food subsidies are routed, is critical for the country’s food security as it procures millions of tonnes of farm produce at federally fixed minimum support prices (HT File)

Published 824 days ago

MS Swaminathan: A Bharat Ratna in every sense

A multifaceted individual, MS Swaminathan, has been honoured with the prestigious Bharat Ratna. The world remembers him as the Father of Green Revolution, but I had the privilege of calling him my teacher (1969-70) and mentor. (HT File)

Updated 888 days ago

Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan: The pioneer of India’s Green Revolution

Swaminathan started as a young scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in 1959. (PTI file photo)

Updated 897 days ago

Bharat Ratna: Who is MS Swaminathan, father of India's green revolution?

Scientist MS Swaminathan

Updated 897 days ago

Women SHGs to get 85% subsidy on farm drones, says Union jal shakti minister

Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Shekhawat in Bathinda on Friday. (HT)

Updated 938 days ago

Towards India’s next Green Revolution

Green revolution

Published 996 days ago

Ludhiana: PAU pays tributes to Dr MS Swaminathan

MS Swaminathan

Updated 1030 days ago

At heart of Swaminathan’s work, dignity of labour, and life, to India’s farmers

Agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan known as father of India’s Green Revolution died in Chennai at 98 (PTI)

Updated 1031 days ago

He was the face of the Green Revolution

MS Swaminathan

Published 1031 days ago

HT Archives: Keeping the Green Revolution green

Punjab took the lead because of the scientific and educational help given by the Punjab Agricultural University and the presence of essential pre-requisites (HT File)

Updated 1031 days ago

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