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Half of world's smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs

India, Sept. 21 -- The world doesn't need to choose between feeding a growing population and restoring the planet's soils. According to a new book, it could do both - using just 12 per cent of the wor... और पढ़ें


Climate change added a month of risky heat for 1.5 billion people; 117 million affected in India

India, Sept. 17 -- More than 1.5 billion people experienced at least a month of risky heat between June and August 2026, with those temperatures made significantly more likely by human-induced climate... और पढ़ें


India's protein demand set to triple by 2070: Emissions could soar, but the transition won't look like West's

India, Sept. 9 -- India's average annual per-capita protein consumption is set to more than triple by 2070, rising from 9.5 kilogrammes in 2025 to 30 kg, as rising incomes, urbanisation, population gr... और पढ़ें


India on e-wheels: Himachal Pradesh tests electric waste vans and taxis in push to take EVs beyond buses

India, Sept. 4 -- Shimla is testing 12 battery-powered garbage vans on steep, narrow roads as Himachal Pradesh expands its electric mobility policy beyond buses and highways. The electric waste-colle... और पढ़ें


Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated action on land, climate, biodiversity - both left waiting

India, Sept. 3 -- Two years ago in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was hailed as a historic turning ... और पढ़ें


Combat desertification COP17: Rangelands finally get a seat at the table

India, Aug. 30 -- Rangelands, long sidelined in global policy, took centre stage at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, where delegates launched a US$1.2 billion Rangelands Flagship Initiative and broader US$... और पढ़ें


Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening

India, Aug. 28 -- At COP17's Food Systems and Soil Health Day, scientists warned that 95 per cent of our food depends on increasingly degraded soil, yet policies still treat land and nutrition as sepa... और पढ़ें


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 ... और पढ़ें


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... और पढ़ें


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 ... और पढ़ें