Lakadong Turmeric, Eco‑Zones, Mekedatu and Brahmaputra Floods Highlight Key Issues

Lakadong turmeric is a special kind of turmeric that grows in Meghalaya.

The Indian government wants to help farmers grow more of it and sell it around the world, so they started a big project called Mission Golden Spice.

The plan will take five years and has two parts: first, make the supply chain better, then grow more.

In other parts of India, there are special zones around forests and wildlife parks where people are not allowed to mine or build big factories, but they can do things like grow crops or run small hotels.

In the south, Karnataka wants to build a big dam called Mekedatu on the Cauvery River, but Tamil Nadu is worried it will change how much water flows to them.

In the north, the rivers Dikhow, Disang and Dhansiri, which feed into the Brahmaputra, have flooded badly, hurting many people.