India emits the most sulphur dioxide in the world

Five of the top 10 SO2 emission hotspots from coal/power generation industry across the world are in India, finds a Greenpeace study

Agristack: The new digital push in agriculture raises serious concerns

These concerns are about information asymmetry, data privacy and consent, profiling of farmers, mismanaged land records and corporatisation of …

Storage level: 23 of India’s 91 reservoirs below 50%

With the monsoon playing hide-and-seek, western and southern India are especially suffering, says CWC

Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years

Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year

Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought

The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall

Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing

Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar 

Monsoon: Steep fall in India’s new average rainfall

India’s new rainfall normal figure of 868.6 mm is less than 880.6 mm, as the southwest monsoon is currently passing through a ‘dry …

Flash droughts hit nearly 15% rice, maize areas in 1951-2018 monsoons: Study

At least 39 flash droughts occurred in 1951-2018; 82% occurred during the monsoon season, the study found 

AgriStack: Linking land records with database will exclude labourers, farmers, warn experts

Making land records the basis for farmer database would mean excluding tenant farmers, sharecroppers and agricultural labourers from the …

Budget 2023-24: Agriculture ignored, schemes for ensuring MSP-based procurement nearly ‘closed down’

Share of agriculture in the overall budget also fell sharply

Field Report: Farmers protest against unjust agri Bills passed by Parliament

Protests took place in various states in north and south India

Farmers lost $3.8 trillion to disasters over 30 years: FAO’s first-ever global estimation

Proactive and timely interventions in response to predicted hazards are crucial to build resilience, the report notes

Advanced air pollution warning system to predict stubble burning areas near Delhi

The system, which tracks crop burning using satellite data, can also forecast air pollution levels for next 72 hours

‘Free metro, bus travel may not improve safety, but stress public transport system’

If the proposal gets implemented, it is expected to cost the Delhi government Rs 700 crore on an annual basis

Haryana discreetly consolidates acres of forest land in Kot

The villagers of Kot allege that Ramdev has illegally bought around 1,500 acres of the land for setting up a healthcare facility or a …

Aerosol levels at 20-year-low in north India: NASA satellite data

Scientists compare aerosol optical depth measurements over the country between March 31 to April 5 for five years

COVID-19: New assessment pegs 25% GDP slide for April-June

Expects industrial output to halve; inflation may shoot up

Rains get reservoir levels to 73%

Overall storage still less than normal in seven states

Women, youth incur higher farm income losses due to heat stress, floods: FAO report

This happens because their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal

Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study

Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%

Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement

Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure  0.…

March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR report

Heatwaves resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and …

Water levels in important reservoirs consistently dipping: CWC data

Low storage can affect summer crops to be harvested by May-June as well as Kharif sowing

Big leap ahead for India's sanitation economy

Four-day summit in Pune gathers experts and businesses

Drought watch: More than 44% of India now suffers

India has witnessed the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years