Top Headlines http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12 : 04 : 30 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif Indian Express logo http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com Betting big on basmati http://www.indianexpress.com/news/betting-big-on-basmati/537903/ It prided itself for being the land of orchards. This year, however, many in Karnikhera village in the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab... In Pune, it will pay to go bananas http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-pune-it-will-pay-to-go-bananas/537901/ Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year. Post-droughts, Himachal wakes up to combat climate change dangers http://www.indianexpress.com/news/postdroughts-himachal-wakes-up-to-combat-climate-change-dangers/537899/ Two droughts wiping out 50 per cent of the rabi crop, the apple produce reduced to half of its usual quantity, the unusual rise in temperature... A Kerala village set for organic makeover http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-kerala-village-set-for-organic-makeover/537881/ Farmers of Mankulam village panchayat in Kerala’s Idukki district are nursing their soil to reverse the damage done to it over the years. Low production in paddy-growing states may help Punjab clear its pending stock http://www.indianexpress.com/news/low-production-in-paddygrowing-states-may-help-punjab-clear-its-pending-stock/532124/ While other states are giving out distress signals of foodgrain scarcity, triggered by drought and flood fury, Punjab is not only looking at a good harvest but also hoping to gain from this adversity.... Orissa bans Bt Brinjal citing small farmers’ interests and biosafety concerns http://www.indianexpress.com/news/orissa-bans-bt-brinjal-citing-small-farmers-interests-and-biosafety-concerns/532123/ Despite the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee giving its nod to the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal last week.... How Philippines mountain slopes were converted into rich Bt Corn fields http://www.indianexpress.com/news/how-philippines-mountain-slopes-were-converted-into-rich-bt-corn-fields/532122/ The gentle mountain slopes in this fascinatingly beautiful place at once catch the attention not merely for their idyllic setting and extremely hospitable people.... ‘There is scientific evidence to prove that GM crops have harmful effects’ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/there-is-scientific-evidence-to-prove-that-gm-crops-have-harmful-effects/532120/ Amid arguments for and against introducing genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.... Rains spell trouble for UP’s rice crop http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rains-spell-trouble-for-ups-rice-crop/526831/ The sudden burst of rain across Uttar Pradesh may have brought respite from the humid weather, but for the farmers across the state this has been a double blow. Central agency bridges the technology gap for farmers http://www.indianexpress.com/news/central-agency-bridges-the-technology-gap-for-farmers/526826/ Yadvendra Ram Tripathi, of Sariyya village under the Khajni development block in Gorakhpur district, a graduate, spurned the offer of a government...