International

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths...

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law, Gives US Power to Impose up to 100% Tariff on India

Trump Signs Russia-Iran Sanctions Law, Gives US Power to Impose up to 100% Tariff on India

US President Donald Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and...

India’s Lower Kharif Crop to Drive First Global Rice Production Decline in Over a Decade: IGC

India’s Lower Kharif Crop to Drive First Global Rice Production Decline in Over a Decade: IGC

India’s lower kharif rice crop is a key factor behind the IGC’s forecast of the...

US Ethanol Exports Hit Record Highs, India Among Key Markets

US Ethanol Exports Hit Record Highs, India Among Key Markets

U.S. ethanol exports remained on record pace in 2026, with shipments through June...

Global Development Banks Push Joint Action to Build Resilient Fertilizer Supply Chains

Global Development Banks Push Joint Action to Build Resilient Fertilizer Supply Chains

Six major development institutions have called for coordinated global action to...

African Development Bank launches $5.1 billion plan to tackle energy and fertiliser crisis in Africa

African Development Bank launches $5.1 billion plan to tackle energy and fertiliser crisis in Africa

The African Development Bank has approved a $5.1 billion framework to help African...

China Unveils 2030 Financing Push to Strengthen Food Security and Modernise Rural Economy

China Unveils 2030 Financing Push to Strengthen Food Security and Modernise Rural Economy

China has unveiled a 2030 agricultural financing framework combining fiscal support,...

FAO Cuts 2026 Global Cereal Output Forecast by 3.4 MT; Production to Fall 2 Percent From Last Year

FAO Cuts 2026 Global Cereal Output Forecast by 3.4 MT; Production to Fall 2 Percent From Last Year

FAO has cut its 2026 global cereal production forecast by 3.4 million tonnes to...

High Sugar Prices in India Echo Global Surge as FAO Sugar Index Jumps 11.9% in August

High Sugar Prices in India Echo Global Surge as FAO Sugar Index Jumps 11.9% in August

Sugar prices are facing renewed pressure in India and global markets after FAO’s...

FAO Report Warns Global Soil Management Remains Unsustainable, Erosion and Other Threats Worsening

FAO Report Warns Global Soil Management Remains Unsustainable, Erosion and Other Threats Worsening

FAO’s 2026 soil report warns that soil erosion, organic carbon loss, nutrient mismanagement,...

El Niño Impact on Global Summer Crops So Far Limited, Supply Outlook Holds Steady

El Niño Impact on Global Summer Crops So Far Limited, Supply Outlook Holds Steady

El Niño has so far had a weaker-than-feared impact on global summer crops. Favourable...

Iran War Spurs US Fertilizer Push, Two Major Domestic Projects Announced

Iran War Spurs US Fertilizer Push, Two Major Domestic Projects Announced

The U.S. is accelerating domestic fertilizer production through two Louisiana projects...

Devastating Floods Hit Nepal After Earthquake and Landslides, 384 Tourists Missing

Devastating Floods Hit Nepal After Earthquake and Landslides, 384 Tourists Missing

Flash floods in Nepal’s Himalayan region have caused widespread destruction, leaving...

Simultaneous Global Droughts Threaten to Triple Wheat Prices in a 3°C Warmer World

Simultaneous Global Droughts Threaten to Triple Wheat Prices in a 3°C Warmer World

A study in Earth’s Future warns that a 3°C increase in global temperatures relative...

El Niño Set to Strengthen, APCC Forecast Flags Below-Normal Rainfall Risk for India

El Niño Set to Strengthen, APCC Forecast Flags Below-Normal Rainfall Risk for India

El Niño is expected to strengthen further in the coming months, with the APCC’s...

From Grains to Dairy, Heatwaves and Drought Cut Europe’s Farm Production by Up to 60%

From Grains to Dairy, Heatwaves and Drought Cut Europe’s Farm Production by Up to 60%

Successive heatwaves and worsening drought are pushing European agriculture into...

UP Farmers to Get Loans at 6% Interest Under Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, Announces CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at an effective interest...

States

177 Talukas in Karnataka Drought-Hit, Could Reach 200; Maharashtra May Face 100% Drought by September-End

Drought conditions are intensifying across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, with Karnataka set to raise drought-hit taluks...

National

Public Sector, Regional Rural Banks to Remain Open on Sunday, September 27 Ahead of Proposed Strike

Public Sector Banks and Regional Rural Banks will remain open on Sunday, September 27, ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide...

National

More than 451,000 Heat Deaths Projected from Super El Niño; India Fourth Among Countries Worst Hit

The Climate Impact Lab projects more than 451,000 additional heat-related deaths globally over the next six months due to Super El...

International

Maharashtra Sets up Cabinet Panel to Fast-Track Drought Relief, Preliminary Notification Expected by Saturday

Maharashtra has formed a cabinet sub-committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to oversee drought relief, assess...

States

As Sugar Prices Fall, Industry Denies Excessive Profits From Brief Price Peak

Retail sugar prices have fallen 11-12% ahead of the festive season, prompting ISMA and NFCSF to deny that mills made excessive profits...

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