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By VIKAS BAJAJ Published: February 11, 2011 Lack of Attention to Farming Is Catching Up With India BAMNOD, INDIA — The 50-year-old farmer knew from experience that his onion crop was doomed when torrential rains pounded his fields throughout September, a month when the Indian monsoon normally...

Healthy poplar trees stand erect in two neat rows divided by lush, emerald green paddy fields. A scene, straight out of a typical Yash Chopra flick, celebrating Punjab, one would say. More...

Reuters - A slum street so narrow that a car can't pass winds past unsightly red-brick shacks, so a monolithic three-story building bearing a giant sign reading "The Maze" in English really stands out...