Tracking carbon sink shifts in Kaziranga National Park
In a long-term research project, Indian scientists have begun tracking the behaviour of Kaziranga National Park in the Brahmaputra river basin as a carbon sink and source
Category: Science
Global warming widens income inequality
Rising temperatures have caused enormous financial losses to poorer, warmer countries such as India and have fattened wealthier and cooler nations like those in northern Europe
Drought of detail in monsoon forecast
The Indian government’s prediction of near-normal monsoon rainfall glosses over the likelihood of scarce rain in June, when it is most important for rainfed farming
Want fresh food? Push policy
An efficient and clean cold chain for Indian agriculture needs a policy push that would stop the staggering waste of farm produce in the country
Pests love a warmer world
As climate change gathers pace, insects are proliferating across the world, which scientists say will threaten food production, particularly in bio-diverse countries like India
Climate change is killing off Earth’s little creatures
The natural world depends on insects to function, but they may be the next casualty of climate change, as habitat change, pollution and the intensification of agriculture drive dramatic declines in their numbers
