India releases 691 crop varieties in 2024, including cereals, pulses, and horticulture crops. Focus: climate adaptation, nutrition, and stress tolerance to strengthen agriculture.
Due to climate change, sea-level rise is increasing in coastal areas of India, An area of 2,318 km of the east and west, West Bengal with 323.07 km coastline, has lost 60.5 per cent by erosion, Jitendra Singh said in Lok Sabha.