AI for farms in India: Google DeepMind launched an AI farming project using satellite imagery to help farmers boost productivity and climate resilience, including targeted insights for water and eco-friendly rice. El Niño warning: The World Meteorological Organisation says El Niño 2026 could be among the strongest on record, bringing hotter, drier and more erratic weather that threatens farming and water supplies. Nepal flood recovery and food risk: After Nepal’s flash floods, officials report damage to thousands of homes, roads, bridges and about 1,800 hectares of agricultural land, with reconstruction funding likely needing an international donors’ conference. Climate-linked disaster pressure: A separate analysis frames the Nepal-Tibet tragedy as a shared South Asia climate threat, urging cross-border risk management. Extreme rain alert (India): IMD issued heavy rain and strong-wind warnings for Delhi, UP, Bihar, Rajasthan and more, with risks to crops and river levels. Grain storage push (India): India’s cooperative grain storage plan aims to bring storage closer to villages via PACS to reduce distress sales and post-harvest losses. Farm resilience via diversity: Farmers are turning to indigenous crop varieties and perennial grains as extreme rainfall and drought intensify. Kiwifruit training (Pakistan/region): A China-led workshop trained experts from Pakistan, Nepal and others on kiwifruit breeding, orchard management and post-harvest handling. Protest and farm policy (Punjab, India): Farmers escalated a barricade protest demanding MSP, debt relief and water rights, while authorities disputed disruption claims.