Combat desertification COP17: Report makes $21 tn-$47 tn case for investing in rangelands, so why is investment falling short?

India, Aug. 24 -- A new report released at UNCCD COP17 says rangelands generate an estimated $21tn-$47tn in benefits every year, but remain largely overlooked in land and climate finance. Rangelands ... Read More

Combat desertification COP17: Indigenous Peoples' representatives seek meaningful participation

India, Aug. 21 -- Three days into the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), a fight over who gets a seat at the table is still shad... Read More

Drought spreads despite heavy rainfall events as kharif crops face moisture stress

India, Aug. 14 -- India has seen intense rainfall in recent weeks, with some areas experiencing flood and flood-like situations. Yet as August began, over a third of the country's land area was under ... Read More

As record El Nino peaks, world leaders meet in Mongolia to confront a drying planet

India, Aug. 14 -- Droughts in Africa and Asia, wildfires in Europe, and harvest failures for farmers across the world have intensified this year, even as the 2026-27 El Nino, forecast to be the strong... Read More

SC upholds PepsiCo's potato variety registration, says sued farmers can invoke statutory protection

India, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court declined to interfere with a Delhi High Court order in the long-running intellectual property dispute over PepsiCo India's registration of the FL 2027 (FC-5) potato... Read More

India on e-Wheels: Himachal's EV push turns to tourists as it builds charging corridors through the hills

India, Aug. 10 -- Himachal Pradesh is building EV charging corridors and encouraging hotels to install chargers as it tries to reduce emissions from road-based tourism. The state has notified six Gre... Read More

India updates disaster list to include heatwaves and lightning after Finance Commission push

India, Aug. 7 -- India has added heatwaves and lightning to its list of notified natural disasters, making states eligible for financial assistance under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The decisi... Read More

India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh bets on electric buses to clean up mountain transport

India, Aug. 7 -- Himachal Pradesh has inducted 297 new electric buses in a single rollout, taking its operational e-bus fleet to 407. Officials say the new buses will operate on 318 routes and cover ... Read More

New route to pasture

India, Aug. 3 -- Temporary government policies have a habit of outliving their deadlines. But few survive for 56 years. In February 1968, the Himachal Pradesh government froze the number of animals ea... Read More

Global hunger falls in 2025 but world remains off track for zero hunger goal; Africa overtakes Asia as world's largest hunger hotspot: UN SOFI report

India, July 22 -- An estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, down from 2024 but still 61 million higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN report says the world remains off track to... Read More

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