Context Indian farmers have faced consistent losses of Bt cotton crops due to pink bollworm attacks. Bt cotton GM crops are derived from plants whose genes are artificially modified, generally by inserting genetic material from another organism, to give it …
Context High-income nations across the world seem to have chosen agriculture as a priority sector to enforce emissions cuts for meeting their national climate targets. Methane Methane is the simplest hydrocarbon, consisting of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms …
Context Early warning systems for extreme weather events are becoming more challenging due to temperature rise and the associated changes in the climate Early warning systems Early warning system is an adaptive measure for climate change, using integrated communication systems …
Context The prolonged drought in the Amazon indicates that the rainforest is edging closer to a tipping point from which recovery may become irreversible. The term “tipping point” refers to a critical threshold or turning point at which a situation …