Historically, the surface water holding structures have been a primary water source for the
people of Madurai, a South-Indian city in Tamil Nadu, India. Since the 1990s, the city has …

Background Climate change affects cotton production systems in multiple ways, and the
impacts are expected to influence the national economy of India. The weather conditions …

The growing global meat consumption has serious consequences on human health, the
environment and ultimately impacts global food security. Therefore, identifying the drivers of …

Climate change has a diversified impact on the accessibility to resources and maintaining
food security for the growing population. In this era, climate-resilient crops such as millet …

Small mammals play important roles as ecological indicators, dispersers of seeds, food for
various species, and contributors to a stable and healthy ecosystem. However, the lack of …

Climate change vulnerability is highly counter-productive for agriculture among the arid and
semi-arid regions. The study constructs the agriculture vulnerability index for Karnataka, a …

The propagation of groundwater drought poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity
and sustainability, especially in water-scarce basins. This study explores the extent of …

In the present study, we examined the exposure of the Tamil Nadu region, India, to droughts
and extreme rainfall events using the Standardised Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index …

Farm women play a significant role in agricultural production across the world. Agriculture is
the backbone of the Indian economy and climate change significantly affects agriculture …

We investigated the time evolution of heat waves and warm nights over the 7 agro-climatic
zones of Tamil Nadu, India, during the period 1951-2016, including the spatiotemporal …