by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 23, 2023 | Indian News, Non-Life
Wheat, a major rabi (winter) crop, would be ready for harvest next month. As the Met office has forecast rising temperatures in parts of the country, farmers are worried about a repeat of last year when the heatwave hit the crop yields. New Delhi: Amid concerns over...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 29, 2022 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
The heat in March — the hottest in India since records first started being kept in 1901 — that stunted crops. Wheat is very sensitive to heat, especially during the final stage when its kernels mature and ripen Climate change has made India’s heat wave hotter, said...
