The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) has made its debut in the QS World University Rankings, in 2026, with a global rank of 151 in the Agriculture and Forestry category, marking the first time an Indian standalone agricultural body has entered the top 200.
Winter temperatures have risen by 2.5°C over the past 30 years, which has caused a 35% reduction in seasonal snow cover. 80% of local glaciers are retreating and spring water availability for farmers is falling by 50%: IMD Data.
Arctic Winter Sea Ice extent has fallen by 13% in ice coverage every decade, with 80% of the remaining ice now being thinner ‘first year ice’ rather than the multi-year ice: Data from NASA and NSIDC.
US Greenhouse gas emissions have caused more than 10 trillion$ of damage across the world since 1990, and 5% reduction of annual GDP of low income countries in the Global South: Quantifying climate loss and damage consistent with a social cost of carbon Study.
90% of Anopheles funestus populations, that cause malaria, now possess high-level resistance to pyrethroids, and this resistance has led to a 25% increase in transmission rate for malaria.
Average winter temperatures in Arunachal Pradesh have risen by 1.8°C over the past 20 years, drying up 40% of perennial springs, and reducing horticulture yields by 30%. 70% of indigenous communities now suffer acute water scarcity: IMD’s State on Climate for Arunachal Pradesh 2024.
