Sayantan Bera

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.

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.

New Delhi, July 1 -- Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram : On a late June afternoon, Raja Chourey is a bluster of emotions.

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

In a land of agricultural plenty, a silent crisis is stealing the future of the next generation before they can even walk. A look inside the economic shifts and broken safety nets failing India's vulnerable children.

A July rain revival helped close the sowing gap, but depleted reservoirs and a record-strength El Niño pose severe risks to farm yields and food prices.

During the recent students' protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Gen Z youth and their parents spoke of a growing sense of helplessness—of sky-high education costs and the difficulty in finding a decent job, going beyond the feelings of betrayal evoked by the NEET paper leak.

Warning labels, which alert consumers to high sugar, salt, and fat content in ultra-processed foods, are yet to be implemented, though India began deliberations over a decade ago.