Canadian farmers to produce less crops due to dry conditions

IANS | August 30, 2023 1:43 PM

Ottawa, Aug 30 (IANS) Canadian farmers are projected to produce less wheat, canola, barley and oats in 2023, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data, the national statistical agency said.

Hurricane Idalia forces evacuations, flight cancellations in Florida

IANS | August 30, 2023 6:52 AM

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Tropical Storm Idalia has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it was heading toward the Gulf Coast in the US state of Florida, forcing an emergency declaration, mass evacuations and flight cancellations as it is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning.

Erratic monsoon fuels inflation, affects rural demand: CARE Ratings

IANS | August 29, 2023 7:15 PM

Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) The erratic monsoon, which is affecting sowing, and global developments will keep the food inflation at elevated levels and would also hit the demand in rural India owing to lower income and inflation, said CARE Ratings in a report.

Himachal rain fury: Nature doesn't kill, human activities do

Vishal Gulati | August 27, 2023 1:17 PM

Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) Horrifying visuals showing buildings and bridges collapsing like pack of cards in the blink of an eye in Himachal Pradesh with torrential rains have battered the hilly state, causing 376 deaths since the onset of the monsoons, locals believe -- nature doesn't kill, human-induced activities do.