There is a lot the government can do to assist farmers to cope with climate-induced farming problems

Hit by weak monsoons, India faces unprecedented water shortages

Be it temple tanks or rainwater harvesting structures, South India had set the standard in water conservation. Now they are just forgotten …

Four of the 10 drought-hit states in the country face chronic conflicts because of poor water management and diversion of water to urban areas

A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a …

1,300 drought-prone Maharashtra villages build watershed structures on their own to harvest every drop of rain this monsoon

South India reels from the worst drought in over a century. Our reporters travel to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala to …

The region which recieves two monsoons a year is being crippled by a severe drought. Tamil Nadu with an average rainfall of 1000mm a year …

Contrary to popular imagination, water resources have been misused rampantly in the urban centres, not rural areas

The state has launched an ambitious programme to become drought-free in four years

While government allocates fund for conservation of water bodies, farmers say their concerns not allayed

Some 7.1 million people are now severely food insecure across Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria