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India launched the National Mission on Natural Farming earlier this week to improve crop diversity and soil health, reduce farming costs and provide safe food to consumers. In its previous avatars, natural farming saw a limited uptake. Will this change? Mint explores.

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- It aims to promote chemical-free farming. Natural farming involves local sourcing of inputs such as livestock manure and preparing biopesticides from herbs.

In the second edition of 'Climate Change and You', our new climate newsletter, Sayantan Bera summarizes what happened at COP29 and what's next.

Over the years, Maharashtra's struggling farmers have made headlines for committing suicide in droves. But a small group of grape farmers from Nashik district has helped put the state on the global map. This is the story of their success, with a cameo by maverick sultan Mohammad bin Tughlaq.

This edition of Mint's climate change newsletter discusses the impact of climate shocks on food prices.

At Mint, we often narrate stories about the stock market's bull run. But this one is about a real bull, one who has fathered over 25,000 children! He is a social media star, can pose, and walks the ramp to loud cheer. Check out his market value.

On Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the continuation of PMFBY with an outlay of ₹ 69,516 crore for the five years to 2025-26.

The farmer agitation of 2020 had a certain opulence attached—the protest sites had massage joints, pizza and noodle stalls, and langars that fed all and sundry.

This edition of Mint's climate change newsletter discusses the US withdrawal from Paris agreement, soaring oil profits, and carbon emissions of super-rich ‘pollutocrats'

Did you know that a little bit of those samosas you love so much was probably made in Indonesia or Malaysia? In the age of Make in India, the country is still heavily dependent on edible oil imports. Here’s a look at how those imports are affecting your household budget and the economy.