India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) on Tuesday projected India's GDP growth to slow to 6.8% in FY27, down from 7.6% in FY26, citing risks from higher fuel and food inflation due to…
India's rainfall deficit is expected to widen through September as El Nino strengthens, with private forecaster Skymet downgrading its monsoon forecast to 85 per cent of the long-period average and predicting a…
Scientists are warning that the El Nino expected in 2026 may cause economic losses that surpass the USD 5.7 trillion lost in 1997-98, according to a study in the journal Science. The…
Decades of drought-proofing infrastructure in Jharkhand's Palamu district has failed, leaving farmers dependent on rain, Mongabay-India reports. Lift irrigation systems, canals, and ponds built over the last 50 years now lie broken,…
India’s monsoon rainfall deficit remained stuck at 12% as of mid-August, with the dry second week of the month erasing gains from the first week, according to Hindustan Times. The newspaper reported…
Municipal administration and urban development minister P. Narayana said on Friday he would consult chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on extending the crop insurance deadline. Speaking at a district review committee meeting…
This year’s El Niño, expected to be the strongest in nearly 80 years of records, is already affecting weather across the globe. The Deccan Herald reports that parts of Panama have had…
NDTV Profit reports that climate scientists expect 2026 to become the hottest year on record. The months-long El Nino weather phase is projected to bring severe drying to parts of Western and…
El Nino’s onset last month threatens farm commodities from rice to cocoa and palm oil, but the impact varies by crop, analysts told The Hindu BusinessLine. Rice faces the clearest risk due…
The Hindu Business Line reports that IREF has signed a pact with S&P Global Energy to study El Nino's impact on global rice markets. The study projects global rice production will drop…
