Of pests and climate change

The locust attack in western India is not just another local phenomoenon. Eventually, it traces back to climate change

Hailstorms, unseasonal rains damaged 4.76 lakh hectares of crop in February

Around 300,000 hectares of crops like jowar, gram, wheat and horticulture crops like orange, grapes, bananas and vegetables were damaged in …

Unseasonal rainfall damages Rabi crops for seventh consecutive season

Primary estimate puts crop loss at around 10-15 per cent till now

All sugar factories in Maharashtra close before season, production drops 20%

Extreme weather events lead to drop in poor yield, sugar prices will climb, warn experts  

Southwest monsoon likely to withdraw from UP, Gujarat, MP in next 4-5 days: IMD

Heavy rainfall spells will continue over Tamil Nadu and Rayalaseema for the next five days

Unseasonal showers, crops lying in mandis: Farmers across India fear the worst as IMD predicts more rainfall

Around 46% of wheat purchased this season is lying unlifted at the mandis and are at risk of water damage 

COVID-19 lockdown halts crop damage assessment in Haryana

Heavy rain, hail in first half of March had caused widespread damage to wheat and mustard   

North India rains: Crops ruined in Uttar Pradesh; over half a million affected by floods

Rains in India’s largest state have ruined crops such as paddy; sugarcane; mustard; potatoes and other vegetables 

Maharashtra grape farmers worried as unseasonal rains, hail wipe out 50,000 acres of vineyards

Almost 25 per cent of the export has been affected, claim farmers

Warning bell: Extreme weather is hitting India’s farmlands harder

With an increase in disaster risks, India needs to measure and assess its ‘disaster losses’ better

There’s 50% chance of monsoon to be below normal or deficit this year

Second half of primary rainfall season for India will witness impact of El Nino, says IMD

Hailstorms hit Maharashtra yet again

Several thousand hectares of crops stand destroyed

Apple orchardists in Himachal worry after unseasonal rain and snow kill Italian honeybees

Apple, stone fruit growers rent Italian bees from apiarists for pollination of their crops in April