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Centre plans to deploy AI to improve rural drainage infrastructure

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The Centre plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to analysze satellite imagery, local surveys, and real-time data to address civic issues such as drainage, waterlogging an... Read More


Refineries, textiles, petrochemicals join India's carbon compliance scheme

New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- The government has widened the scope of the Indian carbon market by setting greenhouse gas emission intensity (GEI) targets for 208 more carbon-intensive industrial units. The mo... Read More


Govt eyes dual allocations for MGNREGA, new rural jobs scheme in transition year

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Even as a two-decade-old welfare employment scheme is set to be replaced by a new one, the upcoming Union budget may carve out separate allocations for both schemes to ensure the... Read More


Mint explainer: Why is India setting up a second crop gene bank in Himachal's Keylong?

New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- India is planning a second national gene bank for crops in Keylong, Himachal Pradesh, as insurance against climate change, natural disasters and future food risks. The new facili... Read More


Western disturbance to bring rain, snow to Himalayas; fog to disrupt north India

NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 -- A fresh western disturbance is set to affect the Western Himalayan region, triggering a wet spell over the next seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tues... Read More


Four metros to get 200 automatic weather stations to improve urban forecasts

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Centre plans to install 200 new Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune in 2026 to strengthen urban weather monitoring and improve forecast ac... Read More


Winter rains to rescue India's wheat crop as record cold wave to ease after 16 January

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast rain across most of North India and Lakshadweep from 16 January, as a fresh western disturbance hits the Himalayan... Read More


Cold wave to persist for two days, but rabi crops seen largely safe

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Cold to severe cold wave conditions are likely to persist over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha for the next two to three days before ea... Read More


India's rabi sowing rises 2.8% to 64.42 million hectares

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- India's rabi or winter crop sowing in 2025-26 has increased by more than 1.76 million hectares to 64.42 million hectares as on 9 January, according to data released by the minist... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025 is important for India

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Centre has released the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, proposing to replace the Insecticides Act of 1968 and the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The move comes after years... Read More