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U.P. govt gears up for launch of Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan

CM Yogi Adityanath has instructed the department of child development services and nutrition to prepare for the statewide rollout of the Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan. (File photo)
Published on May 06, 2025 09:48 PM IST

States cannot shirk on their duty to poor: SC

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Sanjay Sharma)
Published on May 01, 2025 06:24 AM IST

NFSA doesn’t absolve states of responsibility to lift people out of poverty: Supreme Court

Workers fill sacks with wheat at a grain market in Patiala (PTI)
Published on Apr 30, 2025 10:12 PM IST

Securing veterinary health to ensure a safer future for all

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Through its ongoing efforts in capacity-building, policy development, and innovative approaches, India can set a powerful precedent (HT Photo)
Published on Apr 24, 2025 08:06 PM IST

Sprig break: Meet the urban farmer selling ‘weeds’, and ancient recipes for them

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White amaranthus at Kumar’s farm.
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 10:17 PM IST

Millions of poor not yet under food safety net, House panel told

Nearly three in four people in India couldn’t afford a healthy diet in 2021, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization report. (HT File)
Published on Mar 16, 2025 04:03 AM IST

Switch from rice to cultivating millet & maize could boost farmer incomes: Study

Switch from rice to cultivating millet & maize could boost farmer incomes: Study
Published on Mar 11, 2025 01:13 PM IST

India must steer its camel economy over the hump

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(FILES) A camel is silhouetted against the setting sun in the desert near Dakhla in Morocco-administered Western Sahara, on October 13, 2019.. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Feb 18, 2025 10:07 PM IST

Energy, food security, defence in focus for President Prabowo Subianto’s visit

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto upon his arrival in India. (PTI)
Published on Jan 24, 2025 04:07 PM IST

Sustainable food systems and India’s trade agreements

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Sustainable food
Published on Dec 14, 2024 05:09 PM IST

Our land is speaking, are we listening?

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Climate crisis (Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 02, 2024 03:34 PM IST

Let science guide the shift to sustainable farming

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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 on Nov 27, 2024 08:18 AM IST

The environmental threat of antimicrobial resistance in India

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India, with a population of 1.4 billion and vast agricultural landscape, faces a multifaceted environmental AMR challenge. (Shutterstock Photo)
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 02:03 PM IST

Courts can’t fix agriculture, problems are far too complex

Amritsar, India –March 25, 2023::: Farmer examine the flattened Wheat crop at his field after heavy rain and hailstorm, Amritsar , India, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Sehgal /Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 24, 2024 07:31 PM IST

Taste of Life: Meat curing in Poona

The British firmly believed that curing meat was something that was not understood by Indians at all. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 21, 2024 08:42 AM IST

Trade, climate take centre stage as PM arrives for G20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Joe Biden during the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 05:00 AM IST

Sad to see people eat mango kernel in state that topped NFSA implementation 2 years ago: Patnaik

Sad to see people eat mango kernel in state that topped NFSA implementation 2 years ago: Patnaik
Published on Nov 08, 2024 09:43 PM IST

Send a message Brics isn’t a divisive group, says PM Modi at closed session

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23 (via REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 03:55 PM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book that stresses the impact of ultra processed foods, a cop’s account of his daring adventures, and a meditation on Indian aesthetics. (HT Team)
Updated on Sep 28, 2024 05:56 AM IST

Ukraine says Russia hit grain vessel near NATO member Romania

Ukraine says Russia hit grain vessel near NATO member Romania
Published on Sep 13, 2024 03:01 AM IST

Guest Column| Why parties need to adopt Haryana Green Manifesto-2024

The Aravallis, Haryana’s only barrier against desertification, critical water recharge zone, pollution sink and wildlife habitat, are being razed to the ground by mining and real estate development and poisoned as a result of toxic landfills and burning of waste. (HT file photo)
Published on Sep 02, 2024 05:04 PM IST

Agriculture for a resilient future

Agriculture (HT photo)
Published on Aug 31, 2024 01:39 PM IST

Africa emerging market for Indian exports to expand rapidly: Commerce secretary

Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal (X/@IndianStandards)
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:56 PM IST

In Kenya, drought-weary farmers reap rewards of early warnings

In Kenya, drought-weary farmers reap rewards of early warnings
Published on Aug 22, 2024 04:39 AM IST

PAU gears up to organise nation maize conference

A total of 400 participants including scientists, students, farmers, entrepreneurs, and seed/agro-chemical company’s representatives are expected to join this conference (HT file)
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 05:02 AM IST

Agriculture and biodiversity: Collaborating for conservation

Agriculture
Published on Aug 13, 2024 01:30 PM IST

Assessing the impact of the climate crisis on public health & nutrition security

Health care (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Jul 24, 2024 03:40 PM IST

Centre tweaks FCI funding, helping it to go debt free

Depending on disposal of cereal stocks and various other costs, the FCI provides finance ministry with its financial requirement every week, based on which funds are released. (Reuters)
Updated on Jul 09, 2024 05:56 AM IST