The goat gamble

It has been a slow and steady shift over decades. Forced by declining returns from farming in ecologically fragile areas, small farmers have been …

Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

The 4th estate pushes its limits

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

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 …

In defence of ostrich farming

Promoting ostrich and emu farming in India's drought-prone districts could be a boon to farmers

Water insecurity hits sub-Saharan Africa hard: Report

People with lower levels of income and those residing on the outskirts of cities are more prone to water insecurity

Why are flood-prone states slacking in policy implementation

Most states have not identified or demarcated affected areas in spite of recommendations by multiple committees

Climate call

Communities are embracing measures to adapt to extreme weather events. Here are some important practices for each of the five agro-climatic zones …

Dam the drought

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

Land grab fallout

Scramble to buy land in foreign countries to grow more food leaves more people hungry

Planetary summer: Why Europe may have reached a point of no return on prolonged droughts, heatwaves

Droughts are becoming a new reality for Europe, latest scientific projections suggest 

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 …

Faced with water crisis, Karnataka now wants to revive millet cultivation

Millets consume at least 70 per cent less water than other crops and require minimum inputs

'India can learn from other regions on the need to adopt proactive drought management policies'

FAO expert Mohamed Bazza speaks on how climate change is expected to make drought worse and how the adoption of proactive drought management …

Supreme Court judgment on drought a paradigm shift

Various acts, policies and programmes related to irrigation, water harvesting, crop insurance and food security have not helped people in dealing …

Cambodia facing worst drought in decades

Water shortage has affected the rural areas of the country where farmers depend on rivers and ponds for irrigating their lands

Children worst sufferers in drought-hit areas, says Satyarthi

According to the Nobel Laureate, 163 million children are living in severe drought-affected areas of the country

Plunging reservoir levels across India a worrying sign

The water level in 91 major reservoirs across the country as on April 13 stood at just 35.839 billion cubic metres as against 253.388 

A drought of up-to-date data

Nearly 27 per cent of India has undergone a climatic shift since the last study on drought areas

Over 70% of India reporting drought-like conditions

Skewed temporal-spatial rainfall distribution, prolonged monsoonal breaks driving factors, say experts

Maharashtra: No brides for Marathwada farmers

City jobs and owner of farm land — prerequisites for prospective grooms have changed

Drying planet: Drought has become a truly planetary disaster in 2022

Climate change is fuelling the intensity of drought in already vulnerable regions while tightening its grip on not-so-vulnerable areas

Dams were built to control floods; they are now triggers

Most of the recent floods in the country have occurred due to sudden release of dam water

The dictum on desertification: UNCCD CoP14 presents an opportunity

Land is at the core of fighting climate change that is sure to hurt all sections eventually

Saurashtra woes: Helpless farmers hope for the miracle of water

Arid Saurashtra in Gujarat has been facing an acute agrarian crisis due to lack of water for irrigation