Sayantan Bera is a National Editor at ThePrint. He specializes in climate change and environmental issues, with a focus on climate policy, renewable energy, and the intersection of energy with agriculture and consumer packaged goods. Sayantan's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Hindustan Times Syndication and LiveMint.
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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.
By: Sayantan Bera
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.
By: Sayantan Bera
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.
By: Sayantan Bera
A teasing sky is chocking central India's fields and threatening harvests worth millions. Some Basmati growers and tribal farmers now face a brutal choice: wait for the rain, or pack for the factory floor.
By: Sayantan Bera
New Delhi, July 1 -- Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram : On a late June afternoon, Raja Chourey is a bluster of emotions.
By: Sayantan Bera
Indian diets are rich in empty calories from cheap cereals. Removing eggs from mid-day meals could worsen child nutrition.
In this edition, the wild swings of the south-west monsoon, a green-yet-dystopic mobility project in Dubai, and a perverse rice-subsidy granted to ethanol makers
