India’s Farmlands Vulnerable to Climate Change
By Sagarika Phalke The variability of monsoon rains due to climate change affects Marathwada and Vidarbha regions the most, says a district level study. India is […]
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Rural India is helping to revive the country’s economy
By Rebecca Bundhun Growth in the agriculture sector came in at 4.5% for the Jan-March quarter Rural India is helping to revive the country’s economy. Gross […]
Why the monsoon is so important for the Indian economy
By Srishti Choudhary A normal rainfall, and as a result higher agricultural output, can boost India’s economic growth and keep inflation in check The south-west monsoon arrived in […]
Why a good monsoon won’t make food any cheaper in India
By Sriram Iyer This year, India expects its third consecutive normal monsoon, brightening the prospects for the country’s agricultural sector. However, it may be too […]
What is the lowdown on re-curving cyclones?
By Jacob Koshy What is it? First, it helps to get a sense of how cyclones move. The ones that typically strike the Indian neighbourhood in […]
Floods, Droughts, and India’s Uncertain Climate Future
By Priyanka Borpujari Legend has it that during the 90 days of monsoon in Bihar, one of the largest and most densely populated states in India, […]
India still highly dependent on edible oil imports: ICRA
By Sutanuka Ghosal Despite steady improvement in oilseeds production, India has to go long way as import dependence for edible oils remain high, feels ICRABSE […]
India must regulate tubewells as water becomes scarce with urbanization
By Rina Chandran MUMBAI: India must better regulate the use of water-sucking tubewells as access to water becomes increasingly fraught amid rising temperatures and dwindling resources, […]
India’s wells are running dry, fast
By Asit K. Biswas New Delhi : Over the past three years, the monsoon – the rainy season that runs from June through September, depending on the […]
Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last year
By MADHVI SALLY NEW DELHI: Summer-crop planting across India is 12% higher than it was last year, official estimates show, indicating that the area under […]