Ecological drought: where not just humanity but ecosystems suffer

US scientists have defined a new type of drought brought about by climate change, one which increases the vulnerability of ecosystems

Maharashtra to move away from big dams?

CM Fadnavis said his government is considering Madhya Pradesh pattern of drought-proofing that follows small-scale water conservation measures

'We have the best model for predicting monsoon'

Suryachandra. A Rao, Associate Mission Director, Monsoon Mission talks about the latest monsoon prediction model deployed by the Ministry of …

Why is Karnataka protesting change in definition of drought?

New norms for declaring drought are too stringent to be practical and are indicative of Centre’s intention to pass on the financial burden …

Drought, but why: 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

Drought, but why: 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

Coping with drought

Rainfall is scarce, groundwater levels have fallen; what exactly is happening in Rajasthan?

Conflicts over water

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

Maha-drought no worry for IPL

The inaugural match of the Indian Premier League 2016 will be held as scheduled at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on April 9. Meanwhile, large …

The 4th estate pushes its limits

Malayala Manorama's water conservation campaign solves water woes of drought-plagued Keralities

A way out of drought

Despite the government sinking crores, plight of the drought-affected people remains unchanged

Protracted suffering

Gujarat declares drought after months of delay

While other states had declared drought months ago, Gujarat govt kept calling it a “scarcity of water”

Drought unites people

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

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Tamil Nadu declared drought-hit in view of deficient rain, farmer deaths

Most districts in the state witnessed deficient rainfall from October 1 to December 31, 2016

DROUGHT HIT

No two droughts are alike

In-depth coverage: Drought, but why

Drought now affects people across classes. India needs a new strategy for disaster management

One missed opportunity, 330 million drought-stricken Indians

We could have been drought-proof by 2010 had we only harvested rainwater. Sixteen years later, India's villages are paying the price

What southern Africa can learn from other countries about adapting to drought

Southern Africa should invest in innovative ways of saving water

Drought-hit South Africa to kill 350 hippos and buffaloes for feeding the poor

The protracted dry spell has caused a shortage of food for the animals

Bundelkhand’s goats dying due to mysterious disease

The animals are the only hope of livelihood for the region’s drought-affected farmers

Dam the drought

From drought-hit Jharkhand, an inspiring story of a village that became water-secure more than 30 years ago

NGOs left holding the baby

The state is slowly withdrawing from the welfare sector leaving voluntary organisations in a quandary