Unsustainable farming, forest loss driving Earth to 'precipice': UNUnsustainable farming and deforestation are endangering the planet's ability to support human life. This issue is causing severe feedback l...
01 Dec, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
The world is quietly losing the land it needs to feed itselfIronically, one of the biggest challenges in the fight against land degradation is universal: We need to eat. About 40% of the planet’s lan...
14 Feb, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
Saudi city of future enlists Dutch help to grow crops in desertSaudi Arabia is earmarking an area equivalent of 15 soccer fields, on the outskirts of a new city- Neom, where it will form a horticulture ...
07 Aug, 2023, 09.33 AM IST
Cash-strapped Pakistan approves projects worth billions of dollars to Gulf countries for investment purposeIn a major development, cash-strapped Pakistan has in principle approved 28 projects worth billions of dollars that would be offered to Gul...
30 Jul, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
Ambani to Tatas, Akshay Kumar to SRK– Saudi Prince Bin Salman’s aide flies in to India to meet biz & film royaltyPrince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, hand picked by 35-year old Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman or MBS, to create and run his country’s...
05 Apr, 2022, 10.18 AM IST
View: India-UAE CEPA negotiations is a case for making haste slowlyAlthough the two countries have excellent relations, several factors suggest that we avoid rushing to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Par...
26 Oct, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
From grey to green: Are all urban replanting projects worthwhile?Green spaces have also been shown to improve health and wellbeing, including by reducing stress.
04 Aug, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Rice in the desert: Pandemic spurs UAE to grow more of its foodThe coronavirus is prodding the arid nation to explore new ways of feeding itself.
02 Jun, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
The reality behind India-Saudi Arabia's growing tiesPragmatism dictates India-Saudi ties. While Delhi needs investment and oil, Riyadh needs new partners.
03 Nov, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls on Saudi King Salman, meets top ministers to deepen bilateral tiesThis is his second visit to the Gulf Kingdom. During his first visit in 2016, King Salman conferred Saudi's highest civilian award on him. ...
29 Oct, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
- Flying cows to the desert is one Qatari's way to beat the Saudis
Showdown between Qatar and its neighbors has prompted one Qatari businessman to fly 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert in an act of resistance.
13 Jun, 2017, 08.51 PM IST
Sun, sand and secret police: Holidays in Saudi Arabia will be a hard sellSaudi Arabia as a whole isn’t ready for tourists either. But its rulers are intent on revolutionizing the economy, and tourism is high on t...
22 Feb, 2017, 12.40 PM IST
Saudi Drought spells end of desert wheatFor the first time, Saudi Arabia will rely almost completely on wheat imports in 2016, a reversal from its policy of self-sufficiency.
05 Nov, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
India, Iraq ink energy cooperation pact to boost tiesIraq has overqualified Indian companies such as ONGC Videsh Limited, MRPL and Reliance for participation in the Nasiriya Project Bid Round.
23 Aug, 2013, 08.53 PM IST
- Gulf states look to harvest food from foreign investment
Faced with a scarcity of fertile land, water shortages and surging world food prices, wealthy Arab states in the Gulf are seeking to secure...
20 Jul, 2008, 09.22 AM IST
- Saudis willing to act to bring oil prices down
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah views current oil prices as "abnormally high" and is willing to do whatever he can to bring them down to "adeq...
15 Jun, 2008, 03.19 PM IST