European State of the Climate Report 2024
<p>Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts of climate change are clear. 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Storms were often severe and flooding widespread, claiming at least
Drought
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Sugar cane on 11,900 hectares damaged in Mandya dist: DC
Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad said officials should have complete information about the district while attending a meeting to discuss drought. The meeting is scheduled to he held in Mysuru on August
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Concrete oasis
On the hot, empty road that leads from Las Vegas to the shocking beauty of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area sits Cactus Joe’s nursery. Cacti, yucca plants, ornamental rocks and various sorts
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A billion-person question
NOTHING in India is as terrifying as the thought that the monsoon might not come. Robert Kaplan, in his book “Monsoon”, claims global warming is causing a more erratic monsoon, which “could spell disaster”.
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Farm Crisis: Maharashtra plans over Rs 5,000-cr package
Plan for a fresh financial assistance comes at a time when the public debt in Maharashtra has already crossed Rs 3.85 lakh crore. Deficient rains and deepening farm crisis, coupled with rising political
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Global warming may eat up $200 billion crops globally by 2050: Study
Mumbai: A whopping USD 200 billion worth of wheat, rice and maize crops could be lost by 2050 globally if the issues arising from global warming are not addressed on a war-footing, an independent study
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Fund to fight climate change will be routed via Nabard
NEW DELHI: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Thursday got an accreditation from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - a global multilateral fund that is meant to assist developing
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5,000cr water project in arid zone gets nod
MUMBAI: The Ministry of environment and forest led by senior BJP leader Prakash Jawdekar on Friday approved a Rs 4845 crore Krishna-Marathwada irrigation project that will irrigate nearly one lakh hectares
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El Nino might have a muted impact on India's GDP
The IMF working paper has tried to dispel some fears associated with the weather phenomenon As the government gears up to face the adverse impact of El Niño on the monsoon, an International Monetary
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Nizamuddin East's 11-yr-old pits still work
In January 2004, Nizamuddin East became one of the first colonies in Delhi to get rainwater harvesting systems (RWH). Over the years, the colony has not only maintained these structures, but also ensured
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Too early to say deficit monsoon to hit rural lending
A clear picture is likely to emerge only towards the end of June Rural distress owing to heavy unseasonal rains in March and the prospects of less-than-normal monsoon have made bankers “a cautious lot”