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As it was already a week of Israel - Iran conflict, the government of India has decided to bring back Indian citizens from Israel and Iran fearing a further escalation. Isreal launched strikes on Iranian nuclear installations, assassinated top generals, and bombed several important cities across the country. India being a peace-loving country, emphasized its concern over the early restoration of peace and stability to both Israel and Iran.  Further the Indian external affairs minister Mr. S. Jaishankar expressed his deep concern of the international community at the turn of events. India while making no criticism of Israel for striking, it disassociated from a statement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)  that includes China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Belarus and Central Asian Countries that condemned Israel's aggression. In a break from older position, New Delhi has made it clear that India will not criticise Israel. How does it affect the Indian economy and trade?...

In recent years, the rate of global warming is increasing along with its visible impacts. In that way, the strongly impacted sector is Agriculture. Agriculture being the most important sector in the world, plays a crucial role globally. Global warming and climate changes are the deciding factors on the productivity of the crops.  Recent studies has shown that, for every 1 degree increase in temperature, the per person availability of calories decrease by 4%. by 2100. Warming can affect the yield by exposing the plants to the high temperature or by altering the precipitation pattern. The major most staple crops like Rice, Wheat Sorghum, Maize and Soybean will see a diminished yield by 2050. North India being the most Wheat sown region, will see a huge down fall in yield.  It becomes mandatory to see how farmers adapt the cropping patterns and other operations to the rising temperatures. Some of the commonly adapted methods include: Using of heat resistant varieties, altering th...

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2026 as the " International Year of Women Farmers ". This resolution celebrates the role of women farmer's role in agriculture and also creates awareness for the challenges faced by them. Norway Embassy and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) jointly organized a symposia on women in agriculture with 200 participants from diverse fields of agriculture in the area called "Nagaon" in the states of Assam. Some of the observations also stemmed from the project called " ENACT - Enhancing climate adaptation of vulnerable communities through Nature based solution" implemented by World Food Programme. The projects aims to empower small farmers particularly women to access climate related information and help them make informed decisions.  OWNERSHIP, CONTROL AND ACCESS  Nearly half the global food supply is made possible by the contribution of women. Women contribute 60-80% of the food production in the...

T he Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has recently developed a solar air conditioner based on the principle of " ABSORPTION PRINCIPLE ". It is mostly suitable for the hot and humid areas of the coastal regions of India This was Developed by Dr. M.C. Gupta and his associates at the Institute  The Main component of this system is the chemical solution that acts as a drying agent which absorbs the moisture from the room and then it regenerates the moisture by solar heating. This process dehumidifies the room. The air that is dehumidified by the drying agent is then cooled by the evaporative cooler and thus the conditioned air is entered into the room. The chemical solution that gets regenerated is the "Heart of the project". It used sun's energy directly and so no blowers and fans are used.  It is said that this unit can be operated at a much lower irradiation thus enabling its operation in the mornings and evenings. Sufficient chemical solution can be store...