SPECIAL: Battles over food future

Corporatisation of agriculture and the viability of Genetically Modified Organisms remain the key issues of this bitter struggle and no resolution seems to be insight, writes Rajni Bakshi.Battles......

'Farmers worse off than lowest-paid babus'

The apex body for farmers' organisations has stated in a representation to the government that even big farmers were worse off than the lowest-paid government employees. It has charged the......

Online trading in Indian mangoes, soon

Indian farmers are getting technology-savvy day by day. Even as the first batch of Indian mangoes reached the US shelves last week, farmers here are betting on a major initiative to trade mangoes......

Football Briefs: Japan forward Muto set to join Newcastle

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Japan's Yoshinori Muto during a training session. Photograph: Masahiro Ura/Getty Images Japan forward Yoshinori Muto is set to......