In this issue

THREAT FROM WEST : After an unusually dry and warm winter India looks at a low rabi yield, all due to changed Western Disturbances

Traditionally yours

Millets are a good source of nutrients, but their hybrid varieties may not be as potent as the traditional ones

3 mins

Choppy waters

Demand for freshwater is fast exceeding supply. Can the UN water conference, being held almost after 50 years, ensure water security in a fragmented and warming world?

2 mins

Loss of a legacy

Extreme weather events, rising input costs make betel leaf cultivation unviable in Mahoba, nearly destroying the district's unique Desawari variety that received Geographical Indications tag in 2021

3 mins

DISTURBED

After an unusually dry and hot winter season, India faces an imminent low yield of rabi crops. The reason for this year's abnormal winter, the third in a row, lies in the changing character of the Western Disturbances. The frequency and intensity of the storm systems, which bring winter rains to the northern plains and snowfall in the Himalayas, are decreasing

7 mins

Climate's Clear Connect

Malawi is in the throes of its worst-ever cholera outbreak right after three cyclonic events hit the African country in 2022. Nigeria faces the same scourge after its heaviest floods in a decade last year. Kenya's most severe drought in four decades has also been followed by a cholera outbreak. Africa offers numerous cases that show how climate events trigger and exacerbate diseases.

10+ mins

Foisting a GI tag on Mandu's baobab tree

Commerce ministry's drive to push up the Geographical Indications tally is a lazy exercise that does not benefit local communities

4 mins

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