India, Aug. 19 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
There is no specific data indicating that due to disasters like climate change, heat, heatwave and locusts, the infestation of pests and incidence of diseases in crops like cotton and Moong have increased to 33% or more causing huge economic loss to the farmers. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is implementing a project namely National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) that studies the impact of climate change on agriculture including crops, livestock, horticulture and fisheries. It also develops and promotes climate resilient technologies which helps the regions prone to extreme weather conditions like droughts, floods, frost, hea...