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Despite farmers adapting to climate change, yield losses, especially in India's wheat growing regions, to be severe: Study

New Delhi, July 7 -- Every additional degree Celsius of global surface temperature rise on average will lead to a decline of 120 calories per person per day, or 4.4 per cent of current daily consumpti... Read More


Mandatory facial recognition for women's nutrition scheme sparks fears of exclusion and tech failures

New Delhi, July 1 -- Starting July 1, 2025, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has officially made facial recognition system (FRS) mandatory for pregnant and lactating women to ... Read More


Big Oil's hidden stake in what we eat: Report warns of deep fossil fuel links in global food systems

New Delhi, June 26 -- The food on our plates is fast becoming the new frontier for fossil fuel profits, with modern food systems accounting for up to 40 per cent of global petrochemical use, according... Read More


How India moves: Mysuru's public bicycle sharing system needs infra nudge to take off

New Delhi, June 26 -- Every morning, Indira D unlocks a bright green bicycle from her residence in Rabindranath Tagore Nagar in Mysuru, Karnataka and travels around 5 kilometres to Manasagangotri camp... Read More


Agri scientists warn against "premature release" of gene-edited rice

New Delhi, June 24 -- A group of 20 agricultural scientists from across India has expressed serious concerns over the Union agriculture ministry's early May announcement regarding the release of gene-... Read More


Asia heating up twice as fast as rest of globe, WMO warns

New Delhi, June 23 -- Asia, the continent with the largest land mass and population, is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global land and ocean average, with widespread and prolonged heat ... Read More


Lost in maize

New Delhi, June 16 -- In an unpredictable turn of events, India, the breadbasket of maize for Asian countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia and Vietnam, found itself scouring global markets for the... Read More


How India moves: Bengaluru residents switch to private vehicles as public modes unreliable, slow

New Delhi, June 9 -- Every morning at 8:30am sharp, Geeta H steps out of her rented home in Kithaganur, a locality tucked away in East Bengaluru's KR Puram suburb. Her husband starts the bike, ready t... Read More


AMR could cost global economy $100 trillion by 2050, says first global animal health report

New Delhi, May 23 -- By 2050, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could threaten the food security of two billion people and inflict an economic loss of $100 trillion if urgent action was not taken, accord... Read More


Scientist behind Brazil's 'Micro Green Revolution' wins 2025 World Food Prize for reducing fertiliser use

New Delhi, May 15 -- Brazilian scientist Mariangela Hungria has won the 2025 World Food Prize for her pioneering work in reducing the use of chemical fertilisers and developing biological seed and soi... Read More