Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced global food producers, distributors and relief programs to quickly adapt to overcome the shortages – an...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pand...

India previously said it was ready to help fill some of the supply shortages caused by the February invasion of Ukraine, which had accounte...

The announcement drew sharp criticism from the Group of Seven industrialised nations' agriculture ministers meeting in Germany, who said th...

Pandemics are not as easily preventable. But last year's infodemic - the glut of advice on kadha, gau mootra, giloy, steam inhalation and v...

Putting so much water into rice grains and swelling cotton bolls seems a criminal waste of a precious resource.

TN was under an obligation not to allow "impecunious and poverty-stricken farmers to resign to their fate or leave the downtrodden and the ...

Mamata visited RBI office in Kolkata to inquire about the availability of Rs 100 and Rs 500 notes. She also made a surprise visit to Burrab...

Two back-to-back droughts years have made so little impression on the lives and minds of people that they wonder why food prices are up.

Raising the issue in Zero Hour, they sought remunerative prices for farm produce and cheaper credit and loan waivers to farmers.

Former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has urged the Maharashtra government to take immediate steps to resolve the drought crisis in the state.

Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said the surcharge — he described it as essential but temporary and would be effective for the next fiv...

The understanding is what can change our experience of ENSO today. Knowing that it is coming makes it all the more important to be prepared.

Tamil Nadu wants the dam height to be raised to 142ft, up from the present 136ft, so that more water could be saved and diverted.

Life of Pi shows in grisly detail how a shipwrecked Pi, a vegetarian, is forced to eat meat for survival.

When world rice prices hit $1,000 per tonne in May, Asian govts were forced to take a serious look at their neglected agriculture sectors.

Even as a Rs 3560 crore package for drought-hit farmers is under active consideration of the government, another proposal involving Rs 2,50...