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thehindubusinessline. com > news > climate-hit-kashmir-saffron-farmers-battle-rising-porcupine-menace > article70865386. ece

Climate-hit Kashmir saffron farmers battle rising porcupine menace

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (315+ words) After being hit by climate change, saffron farmers in Kashmir are now battling a new threat " porcupine attacks that are eroding already fragile yields. The large rodent, covered in sharp quills, feeds on saffron corms " the underground bulbs " damaging the…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > economy > agri-business > indian-agriculture-sector-under-threat-by-below-normal-monsoon-el-nino-and-west-asia-war-icra > article70864559. ece

Indian agriculture sector under threat by below-Normal Monsoon, El Nino, and West Asia war: ICRA

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (501+ words) India's agriculture sector may face a challenging year ahead amid concerns over weak monsoon, possible El Nino conditions, and fertilizer supply risks linked to the West Asia conflict, according to a report by ICRA. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) first long-range…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > economy > agri-business > oppressive-heat-conditions-to-spread-out-over-central-and-east-india-from-today > article70863914. ece

Oppressive heat conditions to spread out over Central and East India from today

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (209+ words) The anticyclonic circulation over Karnataka and adjoining Maharashtra (having moved this morning to Mumbai and neighbourhood) will drive heat wave conditions'over isolated pockets of Central India across the western and eastern parts, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) update this…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > economy > research-firms-divided-over-impact-of-a-below-normal-monsoon-on-food-inflation > article70860188. ece

Research firms divided over impact of below normal monsoon on food inflation

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (837+ words) {"0":"{\"0\": \"While Crisil and Nomura say a hot summer and below normal rainfall pose an upside risk to food inflation, SBI Research says historical patterns show the relationship between a below normal monsoon and food inflation is not linear\", \"2\": \"Research firms…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > specials > clean-tech > oil-starved-industry-looks-to-reignite-heat-pumps > article70854749. ece

Oil-starved industry looks to reignite heat pumps

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (316+ words) While India has a long-term commitment to clean energy, the West Asia conflict has underscored the urgency of interim solutions. Experts, think tanks, and industry stakeholders have begun exploring alternatives such as electric heat pumps and other emerging technologies, particularly…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > books > rising-above-lifes-storms > article70853803. ece

Rising above life's storms

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (232+ words) This book, she says, is written to be "like a gentle sherpa and mindful coach that will help you kindle, create, activate, deepen and put to practice your resilience mindset and deep resilience." The book is divided into three parts....

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thehindubusinessline. com > economy > agri-business > from-diesel-to-daylight-how-government-solar-schemes-are-powering-indias-farmers > article70852047. ece

From diesel to daylight: How government solar schemes are powering India's farmers

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (316+ words) Every morning across rural India, millions of farmers start their day by fuelling a diesel pump. For a small landholder in Haryana, that ritual costs between "8, 000 and "12, 000 a month when diesel is at "88. 40 per litre (at the time of writing…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > economy > agri-business > march-2026-was-the-fourth-warmest-month-on-record-says-european-weather-agency > article70845952. ece

March 2026 was the fourth-warmest month on record, says European weather agency

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (463+ words) March 2026 was the fourth-warmest month on record across the world, with temperatures 1. 48 C higher than before industrialisation, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3 S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), said. Sea surface temperatures were also some of…...

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thehindubusinessline. com > opinion > charting-an-intellectually-honest-way-of-forecasting > article70843893. ece

Charting an intellectually honest way of forecasting

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (782+ words) The war in Iran has upended the global economic outlook overnight. Oil supply routes have been shut down and prices have surged. Every central bank, finance ministry, and economic forecaster is scrambling to answer the same question: What happens next?...

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thehindubusinessline. com > opinion > large-corporates-and-the-sustainability-transition-of-msmes > article70843780. ece

Large corporates and the sustainability transition of MSMEs

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (539+ words) India's updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to cut emissions intensity by 47 per cent below 2005 levels will not be tested in the boardrooms of large corporates alone. However, despite their central role, MSMEs receive only a small fraction of green finance…...