type here...
More
    - Advertisement -

    Agriculture

    Agri-business

    World Food Price Index Falls in December

    The United Nations Food Agency’s World Price Index ended last year about 10 per cent below its 2022 mark, with values in December also...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Agriculture

    El Nino to Pile on Suffering Kashmir Saffron Farmers

    Rainfall-dependent saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Climate change has resulted in serious dry spells in Kashmir, made worse with El Nino. Rainfall...
    SciDevNet -
    Agriculture policy

    What’s in Store for Indian Farmers After COP 28’s Conclusion in Dubai?

    During the 14-day period when COP-28 was being held in the opulent Dubai, more than 380 farmers are likely to have killed themselves in...
    Inter Press Service -
    Agri-business

    NCDC to Create 1,100 New FPO: Amit Shah

    Against the target of 10,000 FPOs, 7,597 FPOs have been registered so far in 34 States and Union territories according to the Ministry of...
    OWSA Contributor -
    E-governance

    99.8 Per Cent Ration Cards Seeded with Aadhaar

    Due to Aadhaar seeding and installation of ePoS devices at the FPSs, at present, around 97 per cent of the transactions in the country...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Agriculture

    First Person: Farmers running out of water in Punjab, India

    For farmers in the Punjab region of India, water shortages are a harsh reality. Here, three rice cultivators talk about the challenges they face...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Agriculture

    Becoming A Farmer : Where Women Are Already Farmers !

    The woman farmer outstrips Narayana Murthy’s model young worker who puts in 70-plus hours of labour each week, week after week. She does much...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh Stares at Severe Multiple Risks From Climate Change

    Average tropical cyclones cost Bangladesh about $ 1 billion annually. By 2050, a third of agricultural GDP could be lost. In case of a...
    OWSA Contributor -
    1...555657...74Page 56 of 74
    - Advertisement -

    Latest News

    Afghanistan

    Afghan Day Labourers Can Afford Just Half a Basic Food Basket as Work and Wages Fall Short

    WFP continues to monitor markets weekly and monthly through third-party data collection in all provincial capitals.
    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka’s GDP Growth Slows to 4.2% in Q2 2026 as Agriculture Contracts

    Policymakers face the task of supporting agricultural recovery, sustaining industrial expansion and restoring broader services momentum.
    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees Forced to Survive on 20 Litres of Water a Day

    Nearly a decade after the 2017 exodus, the Rohingya crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted.

    Must read

    Afghanistan

    Afghan Day Labourers Can Afford Just Half a Basic Food Basket as Work and Wages Fall Short

    WFP continues to monitor markets weekly and monthly through third-party data collection in all provincial capitals.
    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka’s GDP Growth Slows to 4.2% in Q2 2026 as Agriculture Contracts

    Policymakers face the task of supporting agricultural recovery, sustaining industrial expansion and restoring broader services momentum.
    - Advertisement -

    You might also likeRELATED
    Recommended to you

    Disaster Management

    Sri Lanka Revives Historic ‘River for Jaffna’ Project to Address Water Scarcity

    The project's current iteration includes several phases, beginning with...
    OWSA Contributor -
    Democracy

    Pakistan Mulls Smart Lockdown, Four-Day Week to Curb Fuel Use

    For now, the proposals remain under consideration as Islamabad seeks to navigate an energy squeeze without tipping into broader economic disruption.
    Afghanistan

    Afghan Day Labourers Can Afford Just Half a Basic Food Basket as Work and Wages Fall Short

    WFP continues to monitor markets weekly and monthly through third-party data collection in all provincial capitals.
    Accountability

    Cox’s Bazar Beach Faces Existential Threat from Erosion and Unplanned Development

    The crisis is not abstract. It is visible in the receding shoreline, the displaced geobags, the flattened dunes and the anxious voices of residents who have watched the beach shrink year after year.

    Editor Picks

    Climate Change

    Hot Topics

    About OWSA

    OWSA aims to be the place global citizens turn to for news and views concerning human development from across SouthAsia – the kind of news untouched by the mainstream media. We do not sell fear.

    Follow Us

    © 2021 All Rights Reserved. www.owsa.in