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Surinder Sud: Keeping a weather eye on climate

Scientists are now keeping tabs on weather abnormalities while crafting technologies to combat climate change-related challenges to agriculture

Surinder Sud: In search of the right potato

The production of good quality potato seeds has been posing many problems. However, the aeroponics technique of growing plants in the air could prove to be a game changer

Surinder Sud: Waiting for the PM's word on GM

Scientists are hoping that the prime minister, who often talks about the importance of science and technology, will respond positively to their prudent pleas on genetically-modified crops

Surinder Sud: Game changer for pest control

Scientists have used state-of-the-art technology to evolve gel-based carriers known as nanogels that carry pheromones to repel pests

Surinder Sud: Boost farm income, not production

Survey shows few farmers know and can benefit from minimum support prices

Surinder Sud: Fighting the 'goat plague' with ingenuity

With a mortality rate of 50 to 85 per cent, the PPR virus has caused huge losses for goat and sheep farmers. But a new scientific forum is expected to implement a concrete plan to stamp out this fatal

Surinder Sud: Paddy farming - A seeding revolution

New agronomic techniques such as direct and drum sowing of paddy seeds can help farmers cope with the challenges posed by climate change as well as the water and labour crunch

Surinder Sud: The right chemistry

Intellectual property protection concerns and the rise of bio-pesticides mean the Indian agrochemicals sector needs to invest more in R&D

Surinder Sud: Farming tips? Ask for your postman

IARI's 'postal agri-extension' drive could be a game-changer for farmers and the postal dept

Surinder Sud: Cattle class in India

Indiscriminate cross-breeding has hurt the genetic purity of local cattle. It is time we developed indigenous breeds in a systematic manner

Surinder Sud: Foreign fears, Indian tears

The indecision over field trials of GM crops is hurting public sector organisations and state agricultural universities too

Surinder Sud: Strange facts about farm machines

Large tractors flourish whereas the humble power tiller is underutilised and the bulk of mechanical power is used for stationary operations

Surinder Sud: The nitty-gritty of nanotech

This technology has potential uses in many sectors but India needs to invest more in R&D to reap the benefits of this fantastic science

Surinder Sud: Wealth from wastewater

An ecologically-friendly and profitable technology could revolutionise the way Indian cities recycle sewer water

Surinder Sud: Urban farming to the rescue

Producing farm products within and on the peripheries of cities could help India in its long-term policy to restrain food inflation

Surinder Sud: Against the grain

Millet is not only a rich source of nutrition but also mitigates climate change. It's time it was treated on a par with wheat and rice

Surinder Sud: Why every insect is not a pest

Less than five per cent of all insects are hazardous. Many of them serve as biological pest control agents and also have nutrition value

Surinder Sud: Making Bt 'safe'

Low-cost and safer technology has been developed to enhance the pest-destroying genes of this much-maligned bacteria

Surinder Sud: Soya's hidden proteins

Soya meal has more protein than pulses and could be a cheap source of this nutrient in which most Indians are deficient

Surinder Sud: Before wheat withers away

Climate change, pests and disease and overuse of fertiliser threaten it. We urgently need biotechnological solutions to sustain this staple cereal