India is drying up, fast
Congratulations to all... we have achieved 50 degree temperature this year. Let’s cut more trees to achieve 60 degrees the next year,’ a sarcastic tweet the other day came as a jolt. It was, however,
Drought
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In drought-hit Maha, murder forces cops to guard water supply points
Local police stations across Maharashtra have been asked to guard water supply points and tankers after recurrent violence in the drought-hit state resulted in a murder a few weeks ago. Amardeep Rode,
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Eastern Himalayas, a treasure trove of Balsams, yields 20 new species
Belonging to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. these plants are highly sensitive to climatic conditions like extreme drought and extended exposure to sunlight Between 2010 and 2019, botanists and taxonomists
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No Drought Alert Yet, But Centre Warns of Deficit Rainfall
The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon. The suggestion came at the Centre’s first meeting on drought
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Ready for the dry years: Building resilience to drought in South-East Asia
<p>South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Though starting slowly, droughts can have devastating cumulative impacts – striking hardest at the poor and heightening inequality, as well as degrading
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EC bars Minister from holding meet on drought
While about 2,500 villages in the State are reeling under severe drought, the Election Commission (EC) has barred Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister Krishna Byre Gowda from holding
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You don't get water even if you are ready to pay for it
In the first week of April, when children across Maharashtra were busy studying for their school final exams, children from drought affected areas were helping their parents get water and fodder for the
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Horn of Africa: Millions suffering due to prolonged drought
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia - Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are suffering from a prolonged drought that is coinciding with the United States's proposal to slash funding for lifesaving food aid. Earlier
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Policy failure must take blame for drought, says water advocacy group
Jalyukt Shivar is contractor-driven, says State drought mitigation board . The failure of State public policy on water leading to mismanagement of existing water resources, and not a deficient monsoon,
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Maharashtra farmers set for Long March, again
Not satisfied with CM Fadnavis’ promises, ryots to renew protest, walk from Nashik to Mumbai starting tomorrow. Over one lakh farmers across Maharashtra would march from Nashik to Mumbai from Wednesday