Most of India is forecast to experience higher than normal heat wave days through June, raising the risk of power shortages as the South Asian nation grapples with energy strains worsened by the Middle East conflict.

Most of India is forecast to experience higher than normal heat wave days through June, raising the risk of power shortages as the South Asian nation grapples with energy strains worsened by the Middle East conflict.

Outside New Delhi’s main bus terminus, a cluster of food stalls set up under makeshift canopies has been selling pan-fried flatbreads, comforting stews and hot tea to weary travelers for decades.

Outside New Delhi’s main bus terminus, a cluster of food stalls set up under makeshift canopies has been selling pan-fried flatbreads, comforting stews and hot tea to weary travelers for decades.

Governments are rushing to secure supplies of critical crop nutrients ahead of spring planting, as the Middle East war chokes off the flow of commodities and amplifies fears of a global food crisis.

JSW Steel Ltd., India’s biggest steelmaker by capacity, won rights to develop a coal mine in Mozambique’s Tete province, securing access to a key raw material used in steel manufacturing.

India has asked China to allow the sale of some urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East curtails the nation’s gas supplies, threatening fertilizer production in the agricultural powerhouse.

Some urea producers in India and Bangladesh have shut down plants or moved up annual maintenance after Qatari supplies of liquefied natural gas, a key feedstock, were suspended due to the Iran war.

Crop prices pared earlier losses as the US unleashed its most intense day of attacks on Iran, even after President Donald Trump suggested the war in the Middle East will end soon.

Hundreds of farmers and industrial workers gathered in India’s capital on Monday, asking the government to stop what they called concessions to the US in trade talks and to pass a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices.

Hundreds of farmers and industrial workers gathered in India’s capital on Monday, asking the government to stop what they called concessions to the US in trade talks and to pass a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices.

Fertilizer manufacturers in India are beginning to cut output after Qatari supplies of liquefied natural gas, a key feedstock, were suspended due to hostilities in the Middle East.

India is forecast to see above-normal temperatures in the coming months, potentially boosting power demand and posing a severe health risk to residents.

A panel of Indian ministers is set to examine a key genetically modified food crop with a view to agreeing government policy — a potential step toward opening one of the world’s largest agricultural markets to engineered varieties.

Cocoa rose in New York, cutting another large weekly slump driven by too much supply as traders held off purchases and beans piled up in West African warehouses.

India permitted limited exports of wheat, easing restrictions imposed more than three years ago, to support farmers as bumper harvests improved domestic supplies and pushed prices lower.

Thousands of Indian farmers gathered across the country from Punjab to Tamil Nadu to demonstrate against a long-awaited trade deal with the United States, an agreement that protesters say could hurt domestic agriculture.

Thousands of Indian farmers gathered across the country from Punjab to Tamil Nadu to demonstrate against a long-awaited trade deal with the United States, an agreement that protesters say could hurt domestic agriculture.

Thousands of Indian farmers gathered across the country from Punjab to Tamil Nadu to demonstrate against a long-awaited trade deal with the United States, an agreement that protesters say could hurt domestic agriculture.

The White House revised its fact sheet on the US-India trade agreement to adjust language around agricultural goods, adding to confusion about the deal already raised by farmer groups.