Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail
Do you know that a normal monsoon doesn't mean no drought and the same districts are parched every year. Read all this and much more here in Down To Earth's coverage on droughts
Area under cultivation has halved in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapuramu
Decades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch. Click here to read more
Karnataka’s water woes won't go away by throwing money on it
Across Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers. Here’s more
Normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought
One-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall. For more, go here
Several districts in peril every year
Despite 40 years of efforts and huge resource allocation, drought continues to hit the same districts over and again. Click here for details
The agricultural wasteland that is Bihar
Below-normal rainfall and drought-like situation for seven years pushing out youth for livelihood. Click here to read more
India’s food self-sufficiency is conditional to drought-hit districts
For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand. Read the entire story
Jharkhand staring at food insecurity
Primarily a rain dependant state, Jharkhand is witnessing deficient rainfall for the past few years now and even its relatively well-off farmers are becoming daily-wage workers. For the full story, click here
What happened to the promise of a drought-free Maharashtra?
Between October last year and February this year, the state government has declared 151 talukas and 268 revenue circle as drought-hit. Here’s the full story
How poverty is aggravated
Study shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases. Read the entire story