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'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


Summer from February? First 15 days see temperatures soaring across India

India, Feb. 16 -- February 2026 in India feels like summer as temperatures soar above normal across 27 cities, disrupting the usual winter chill. The unusual warmth, particularly in North India, has ... Read More


India opens farm imports in 'calibrated manner' under India-US trade deal

India, Feb. 8 -- India has agreed to a "calibrated" opening of markets for select agricultural products in its interim trade agreement with the United States (US) announced on February 7, Union Commer... Read More


India's agroforestry starved of finance despite ambitious 50 mln ha target by 2050

India, Feb. 7 -- India aims to expand its agroforestry land to 50 million hectares by 2050, but financial constraints and policy implementation challenges hinder progress. Despite its potential for c... Read More


The 'kidneys of south Bengal' are dying

India, Feb. 7 -- Wetlands in West Bengal's Murshidabad district are disappearing at an average rate of 2.1 per cent per year - about one-and-a-half times higher than India's national average and almos... Read More


Urban heat in India set to intensify as some cities warm faster; new research finds

India, Feb. 6 -- Several Tier-II Indian cities like Jalandhar, Patiala, Hisar, and Erode could experience an additional warming up to 0.7-0.8degC, compared to their surrounding rural areas, under a 2d... Read More