-Hindustan Times Temperatures in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Vidarbha are likely to jump to 46-47 degrees Celsius due to the dry and hot westerly winds. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of a fresh Heatwave spell in Delhi from Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to soar to 44 degrees Celsius. The Heatwave is expected to last till May 15, the weather office, while a yellow alert was sounded for the...
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Low on gluten, Punjab's ancient wheat variety 'sona moti' fetches four times the MSP -Ruchika M Khanna
-The Tribune Chance discovery of ‘sona moti’-- * Known as “Sona Moti”, the wheat variety has low gluten and glycemic content, but high folic acid and nutritional value * This variety is a chance discovery after its seeds were given as “prasad” to Jalalabad-based farmer Virender Mohan Nagpal by Pingalwara in 2014 Chandigarh: An ancient wheat variety, grown in Punjab thousands of years ago, is once again making waves for its high nutritional value....
More »Heatwave: Crop losses to be large; wheat and vegetables hit the most -Sandip Das
-Financial Express The third advance estimate of wheat production by the agriculture ministry is expected to be released this month. Heatwave conditions since the middle of March have caused significant damage to the standing wheat crop, especially in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, all major producers of the staple cereal. Early estimate says that the crop damage would be of the order of 15-20 million tonne, meaning wheat output in 2021-22 crop...
More »Not Just A Hotter April - Why Heatwave 2022 Is Different -Chetan Bhattacharji
-NDTV blog A huge part of India - northwest and central - has just experienced its hottest April on record. This is not just another Heatwave. This is what scientists have been warning for decades, that global warming will lead to more frequent and more intense extreme weather events. And frequent spells of Heatwaves. This time though something seems to have changed. A climate emergency has led to immediate repercussions outside the...
More »Surface temperature tops 60°C in parts of north India, satellite images show -Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times The European Space Agency’s website also showed land surface temperatures to be nearing 55 degrees Celsius over many parts of northwest India and crossing 60 degrees Celsius over several pockets. New Delhi: Surface land temperatures exceeded 60 degrees Celsius over some parts of northwest India, according to imagery captured by satellites on Saturday. Images of land surface captured by INSAT 3D, Copernicus Sentinel 3 and a NASA satellite indicated that...
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