Tag: Climate Change

International
ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT, CIMMYT to Strengthen Scientific Alliance to Combat Climate Challenges

ICRISAT and CIMMYT have reaffirmed their scientific alliance to combat climate challenges...

International
India’s Agriculture at Climate Crossroads: Urgent Adaptation Needed, Warns World Bank

India’s Agriculture at Climate Crossroads: Urgent Adaptation Needed, Warns World Bank

Climate change manifests in India through rising temperatures, erratic rainfall...

National
Monsoon 2025: India Likely to Receive 106% of Normal Rainfall

Monsoon 2025: India Likely to Receive 106% of Normal Rainfall

This upward revision from the IMD's April forecast of 105% LPA strengthens expectations...

National
Massive Damage to Crops and Orchards, AIKS Demands Compensation to Victims

Massive Damage to Crops and Orchards, AIKS Demands Compensation to Victims

AIKS demands an adequate ex-gratia to the families of the deceased be released by...

International
South Asia’s Agriculture Stalls Growth, Faces Climate Risk, Says World Bank

South Asia’s Agriculture Stalls Growth, Faces Climate Risk, Says World Bank

The World Bank analysis offers a potential pathway forward. Boosting labour productivity...

International
Melting Water Towers Will Aggravate Global Crises, Many Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century

Melting Water Towers Will Aggravate Global Crises, Many Glaciers Will Not Survive This Century

The first-ever World Glaciers Day on March 21 sounded the alarm that accelerating...

National
Indian Cities Struggle with Extreme Heat, Short-Term Fixes Dominate Action Plans

Indian Cities Struggle with Extreme Heat, Short-Term Fixes Dominate Action Plans

A new report by SFC finds that India’s heat actions rely on short-term, reactive...

International
January 2025 recorded as the warmest globally, despite emerging La Niña

January 2025 recorded as the warmest globally, despite emerging La Niña

The data, derived from the ERA5 reanalysis dataset, underscores an ongoing trend...

National
Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

Chouhan pushes the PPP model for quality seed availability, calls for strict action on spurious inputs

In a review meeting, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called for strict...

International
COP29 Climate Talks Conclude with $300 Billion Pledge; Developing Nations Decry Deal as ‘Insult’

COP29 Climate Talks Conclude with $300 Billion Pledge; Developing Nations Decry Deal as ‘Insult’

The 29th UN Climate Conference (COP29) ended in controversy early Sunday as developed...

Rural Dialogue
National conference at PAU highlights crop diversification as key to sustainable agriculture

National conference at PAU highlights crop diversification as key to sustainable agriculture

At the National Conference on 'Crop Diversification and Climate Change,' hosted...

National
Amid climate change, agroforestry emerges as a sustainable solution for food and nutritional security

Amid climate change, agroforestry emerges as a sustainable solution for food and nutritional security

In addition to increasing agricultural output, agroforestry contributes significantly...

International
Failure to act now may cause a temperature rise of 3.1°C, UN report warns

Failure to act now may cause a temperature rise of 3.1°C, UN report warns

According to the report, the 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years unless nations...

Latest News
Climate contradiction: Stronger monsoons bring more rain to northwest India

Climate contradiction: Stronger monsoons bring more rain to northwest India

This research highlights the complex and sometimes contradictory ways climate change...

International
75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals

75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to combat climate change, global survey reveals

The Farmer Voice survey, commissioned by Bayer, gathered insights from over 2,000...

Agri Start-Ups
India’s Climate Tech Startups Struggle with Growth-Stage Funding: IIMA Ventures and MUFG Report

India’s Climate Tech Startups Struggle with Growth-Stage Funding: IIMA Ventures and MUFG Report

The lack of growth-stage funding, with only 2.5% of startups raising Series A+ rounds,...