Sayantan Bera

He cracked the code of the ‘eternal mango', co-authored scientific papers, and healed thousands for free. Now 72 and evicted, Kongara Ramesh is starting over—armed with nothing but genius and a few grafts.

Rising edible oil imports, a weakening rupee and the West Asia conflict are driving up cooking oil prices and widening India's import bill.

In this edition of the Climate Change and You newsletter: austerity measures proposed by Prime Minister Modi; an existential crisis faced by the Amazon rainforest; and why power prices sank to zero.

The 1970s oil crisis made sugar producer Brazil embrace ethanol-blended fuel. The ongoing oil crisis is making India consider doing the same. But is the switch advisable given the impact it could have on food supplies and prices?

India is the world's biggest importer of edible oil, shelling out ₹ 1.7 trillion for the greasy stuff in FY26.

IMD has lowered its monsoon outlook to 90% of normal, raising concerns over heatwaves, farm output, and food prices as El Niño risks loom large.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast a worrisome 10% shortfall, as compared with the 50-year average, for the ongoing monsoon season. The good news is that experts say India is better prepared to handle a deficit monsoon today.

In this edition, we discuss monsoon progress amid the emergence of an El Niño in the tropical Pacific, a study on millets and their vulnerability to climate risks, and what wealthy nations are doing to lower emissions.

One of the strongest El Nino events in decades is forecast to intensify through the year, raising the risk of a weak monsoon in India. From crop output and food prices to water supplies and electricity generation, Mint explains the potential impact.

New Delhi, June 15 -- Forecasters have confirmed the arrival of El Nino, the warming of the equatorial Pacific that is known to disrupt weather patterns worldwide.