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Lessons from Rs 2 – Rs 100 Tomato pendulum

-The New Indian Express The steep fluctuation of prices in a crop whose consumption and cultivation cycles are well documented speaks volumes about the patchy intervention measures taken over the years. The retail price of tomato has hit a high of Rs 100 per kg in Tamil Nadu just a couple of months after prices dropped to as low as Rs 2 per kg. There were reports from across the state about...

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Eight persons killed, lakhs hit by floods and Landslides in Assam -Umanand Jaiswal

-The Telegraph There is no respite in sight with the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre in Guwahati predicting rain in the region till May 21 Guwahati: Flood and Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Assam have led to the death of eight people over the past 48 hours and snapped rail link to South Assam, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura because of “unprecedented” damage caused by Landslip and waterlogging on the Lumding-Badarpur hill section...

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Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021: WMO

-Press release by World Meteorological Organization (WMO) dated 18 May 2022 Geneva, 18 May 2022 (WMO): Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes on Land, in the ocean, and in the atmosphere, with harmful and long-lasting ramifications for sustainable development and...

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The UN report that highlights India’s vulnerability to drought -Priyali Prakash

-The Hindu More than a billion people around the world were affected by drought in 2000-19, making it the second-worst disaster after flooding. The story so far: A United Nations report has revealed that many parts of India fall under the list of regions that are vulnerable to drought globally. The report also stated that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reduced by 2 to 5 per cent between 1998 and 2017 due...

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Sedition Law To Be Paused Until Review: Supreme Court's Historic Order -Sukirti Dwivedi

-NDTV.com Those already facing sedition charges can approach courts for bail, the Supreme Court said  New Delhi: The sedition law will be paused until the government completes its review, the Supreme Court said today in a Landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era rule. Those already facing sedition charges can approach courts for bail. Here's your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story: 1. All pending cases will be kept in abeyance while...

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