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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,...

National
The Paradox of Wheat: Record Production, Yet Rising Concerns

The Paradox of Wheat: Record Production, Yet Rising Concerns

As the population expands and dietary preferences shift, wheat consumption is on...

States
25% of Crops Destroyed in Uttarakhand But Farmers Won't Receive Compensation, Minister Explains Why

25% of Crops Destroyed in Uttarakhand But Farmers Won't Receive Compensation, Minister Explains Why

The Uttarakhand government acknowledges the farmers' plight, but due to disagreements...

Agritech
Nitrogen Use Efficient rice varieties and their traits/genes discovered at Indraprastha University

Nitrogen Use Efficient rice varieties and their traits/genes discovered at Indraprastha University

The research reveals that while high NUE rice varieties, such as Khira and CR Dhan...

Opinion
Kharif Season in India – Changing dynamics and emerging perspectives

Kharif Season in India – Changing dynamics and emerging perspectives

The cultivation of the 4 Ms - Millets, Maize, Mustard and Moong - is crucial for...

International
Only 17% SDGs are on track, food security in danger as 122 mn more people suffered from hunger

Only 17% SDGs are on track, food security in danger as 122 mn more people suffered from hunger

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 by the UN says that Only 17 percent...

Opinion
Will Shivraj Singh Chouhan bring back luster to the Ministry of Agriculture?

Will Shivraj Singh Chouhan bring back luster to the Ministry of Agriculture?

If the results of the Lok Sabha elections have taught the biggest lesson to the...

Opinion
Technology Push: Indian seed sector bats for a resilient agriculture sector

Technology Push: Indian seed sector bats for a resilient agriculture sector

Technology in agriculture, particularly, seeds has great potential to provide sustainable,...

National
Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

Financial resources effective in increasing agri output by 24pc, reducing climate risk by 16pc

An important recommendation of the paper is that 40 percent of financial resources...

International
Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2023: Global Climate Report

Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2023: Global Climate Report

The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the warmest year on record, with the global...

National
Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new  FAO report finds

Climate crisis hits women, rural poor and older people harder, a new FAO report finds

A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

Agritech
Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

Better long-range forecasts help farmers in climate change adaptation

A study conducted in Telangana, India, presents the first experimental evidence...

International
Why peasant movements in Europe, what are the similarities with India?

Why peasant movements in Europe, what are the similarities with India?

Falling prices of farm produce, rising costs of inputs, heavy-handed regulation,...

States
200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

200 years of Assam Tea: Guwahati plays host to int'l meet on innovations, new markets

As the world-famous Assam tea celebrates 200 years, state capital Guwahati will...