Agriculture

S Jayalakshmi from Chennai is a natural farmer who grows chemical-free fruits, vegetables and paddy and helps hundreds of city-dwellers live toxin-free with her brand, Namma Boomi

The government's consultation paper on India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) aims to digitise the agricultural sector, putting the farmer at the focal point. Here's how you can weigh in on this decision.

Akash Jaiswal, a home gardener who runs a YouTube channel — Gardening Lovers With Akash — shares how to grow pineapples right at home using one that you bought from the market.

Delhi’s Indraprastha Horticulture Society (IHS) founder, Rachana Jain, shares tips and tricks on how to grow the Rudraksha at home through the air layering method.

Souryadeep Basak, an electrical engineer from Kolkata, and Lavkesh Balchandani, a mechanical engineer from Indore, developed a solar-powered hydroponic fodder unit for rural farmers for their Master's project at the TERI School of Advanced Studies, Delhi.

Tamil Nadu's D Indra is the head of 'Prem Illam', which cares of children with disabilities and those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. She grows organic food to feed the children as well as those around her village.

Women farmers of Maharashtra's drought-prone Marathwada are building a better future through an innovative organic farming model that saves water and doubles production

One of the best, tried and tested ways of gardening, this 10-step process is eco-friendly and a lot of fun.

Alumni of IIT-Kharagpur have built a cold storage facility named Ecofrost via their startup, Ecozone Solutions. This is a portable facility that offers pre-cooling of fruits, vegetables and flowers to increase their shelf life and reduce transportation costs

Did you know Noorjahan mango from Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district fetches a price of upto Rs 1500 a piece. We talked to the growers of this rare mango that's gaining popularity across the world