New Delhi, June 14 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter written by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your inbox. Dear Reader... Read More
New Delhi, June 3 -- Samastipur & Muzaffarpur, Bihar: Plants whisper, you need ears to listen. That's what Norman Borlaug, a plant breeder and Nobel Peace laureate who saved billions from starvation, ... Read More
New Delhi, May 17 -- Dear Reader, Last week may have been a distressing time for some of you, particularly if you live in one of India's border towns. For a friend in Srinagar, it was like dying ever... Read More
New Delhi, May 12 -- Earlier this month, India released the world's first genome-edited rice, a breakthrough that promises to retune its farm R&D space. The new varieties yield more using less water a... Read More
New Delhi, April 19 -- Climate Change & You is a fortnightly newsletter by Bibek Bhattacharya and Sayantan Bera. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox. Dear Reader,... Read More
Pali, Rajasthan, April 17 -- Karna Ram knows the truth about himself. It's a calling actually, conferred on him by a divine decree and a long line of ancestors. A calling which lightens his being and ... Read More
New Delhi, March 26 -- Summer's only just set in, but several states have already seen heatwaves as well as warm nights. The Met department has forecast a spike in mercury in the coming days. Mint exp... Read More
New Delhi, March 22 -- Dear Reader, I spent some time recently to understand the journey of the renewable energy sector in India, particularly solar power. My interest was piqued by the fact that ren... Read More