With Rs 300 crore plan, Himachal Pradesh brings its shepherds onto the policy map

India, March 24 -- Himachal Pradesh has launched a Rs 300 crore scheme to empower pastoral communities. Under this, the government relaxed grazing restrictions and announced digital identity cards fo... Read More

Poisoned promise: India among four major contributors to global pesticide toxicity

India, March 17 -- Pesticide use is rising not just in volume but also intensity, posing major threats to ecologically important species as well as to human health. And this pesticide toxicity is driv... Read More

Women farmers call for equal access to resources to boost global food production

India, March 11 -- Women-led farms are on average 25 per cent less productive than those led by men due to persistent barriers to productive resources and opportunities. To mark UN's International Yea... Read More

Gas shortage due to West Asia crisis threatens food security of migrant workers, business of street vendors

India, March 11 -- India's Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, as the government's first formal response to the Gulf energy disruption, established an allocation framework to ration gas suppl... Read More

Israel-Iran war hits India's basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

India, March 5 -- Around 400,000 tonnes of basmati rice stuck at ports or mid-transit due to shipping disruptions Freight rates on Asia-Middle East routes surge to $3,500-$4,500 per container Middle... Read More

'Working in a Furnace': Heat is making India's garment workers sick

India, March 3 -- Nearly nine of 10 garment workers surveyed in India feel that extreme heat inside factories was making them sick, according to a new report that links rising temperatures to a growin... Read More

Future Thali: New interactive digital tool aims to spark conversations between consumers and their plate

India, Feb. 25 -- When 'Dubai chocolate' went viral in 2023 following a TikTok post, few people gave a second thought to the humble pistachio inside it. The viral post led to a surge in demand for the... Read More

Climate change is coming for your coffee, adding 47 days of harmful heat each year

India, Feb. 19 -- Climate change is threatening global coffee production, adding 47 days of harmful heat annually across major coffee-growing countries. This increase in temperature affects coffee qu... Read More

Crop breeding: Against the clock

India, Feb. 18 -- It is January in Srinagar. Outside, temperatures hover below freezing and fields lie fallow. Inside a research facility at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Tech... Read More

Rising urban heat could cut India's GDP by 2.5%, Banks and industry warn ahead of Mumbai Climate Week 2026

India, Feb. 17 -- Banks and industry leaders warn rising urban heat could cut India's GDP by 2.5% Financial institutions begin factoring heat as a "material risk" alongside floods and droughts Texti... Read More

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