and in pakistan, a political crisis deepens as former prime minister imran khan is charged with terrorism offences, accused of making threats against state officials. russia has accused ukraine of organising the assassination of the daughter of one of vladimir putin s top supporters. darya dugina was killed on saturday when a car she was driving exploded near moscow. this is a statement from the fsb, russia s internal security service, which says the assassination was carried out by ukraine s special services. they ve also released footage of the woman, a ukrainian citizen, who they say was responsible. ukraine has denied any involvement. here s an adviser to president zelensky saying russian propaganda lives in a fictional world . he appears to blame what he calls vipers in the russian special services. darya dugina was a political commentator and vocal supporter of russia s invasion of ukraine, who was sanctioned by the us and uk. she was reportedly supposed to be trav
India s rice output is projected to decline by 5% due to uneven rains in key rice-producing states like West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. The ICAR-National Rice Research Institute has suggested that farmers in these states opt for short-duration rice crops to mitigate the impact of the erratic monsoon. The deficient rainfall has affected the sowing and growth of paddy crops, raising concerns about rice production. Additionally, global rice prices are expected to rise due to an estimated 7 million-tonne deficit in global rice production in FY24, driven by El Nino and unfavorable weather conditions.
Thailand’s rice output this year may drop by as much as 6% to 25.1 - 25.6 million tonnes due to impacts of the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC) forecast.
KUCHING, Nov 30 Sarawak is taking steps to increase paddy production by rehabilitating and opening up more areas for cultivation to ensure the state does not experience rice.