Climate change is quietly messing with India’s most loved kitchen staple. A 2026 study found that when temperatures hit 38°C during flowering, tomato plants produce way fewer fruits. Too much rain? That ruins them too. Scientists are now racing to create heat-resistant varieties; because your sambar, chutney, and ketchup might soon depend on it. The price spikes you’ve been blaming on ‘market forces’? They could soon be tied to monsoons and heatwaves. The tomato isn’t disappearing; but growing it just got a whole lot harder.