Why Indian farmers worry despite ‘average’ monsoon rains
ERRATIC DISTRIBUTION Some northern and north-western states have received excessive rains, while southern and eastern regions have been unusually dry. Only a third of the country has received average rainfall so far this season, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. Meanwhile, about 34% of India has received deficient rains and 32% excessive rainfall, the data shows. States such […]
The Average Dairy Farm Has Only Turned a Profit Twice in the Past 20 Years
Our license plates say “America’s Dairyland.” Our state has more dairy farms than any other. And our farmers have set a new annual record for milk production every year since 2009. But the future is looking grim for Wisconsin’s dairy industry. According to a new report from the US Department of Agriculture, the average American […]
Merida is the city with the best infrastructure development average in the Peninsula
On the road to sustainability, the cities of Campeche, Cancun, Chetumal and Merida must face several challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. As we have advanced, the metropolitan areas of the Peninsula with the best overall results are the Yucatecan capital with 59.39 percent progress; the Campeche metropolitan area […]
A billionaire emits a million times more emissions than the average person
UN warns world leaders ‘we are on the highway to climate hell’ The UN Secretary General António Guterres has warned world leaders ‘we are on the highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.’ The top official set the mood the annual climate conference, as leaders from almost every country in the world […]
COP 27: Call for actions to limit global average temp rise to 1.5°C
FE REPORT | Published: November 04, 2022 09:57:50 | Updated: November 04, 2022 17:24:33 Different civil-society organisations called for escalating actions to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius to rescue the earth from a catastrophe. They also underscored the need for a separate funding facility for addressing loss and damage (L&D), […]
Why India’s average crop yield is worse than China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia
By Battini Rao* Farmers’ agitation against the three agrarian laws of the Modi government has snowballed into a major political challenge to the regime. When important institutions of the state like the parliament, and the criminal justice system including judiciary have been systematically hollowed out, and opposition political parties are falling to regime’s moneybags and […]