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 …

Gujarat declares drought after months of delay

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

UNCCD COP14 throws up innovative methods to fund drought mitigation

Commercialisation of basic livelihood and services like water and sanitation would generate sufficient funds to mitigate drought, they said

Bundelkhand’s goats dying due to mysterious disease

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

Drought but why: 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.

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

Jharkhand’s children deprived of mid-day meal despite Supreme Court order, say activists

Jharkhand is the one of the worst-affected states in the country with its 22 out of 24 districts facing drought

Supreme Court directs Centre to prepare national disaster plan to tackle drought

The apex court has directed the Union government to revise the Drought Management Manual at the earliest till the end of 2016

About 100 districts have suffered drought conditions for 15 years

Continuous erratic weather is making states more vulnerable

Cabinet likely to give nod to real-time fund transfer for MGNREGA

This decision is expected to address the delay in transfer of funds from the Centre to states

सूखे से 10 साल में कृषि को हुआ 2 लाख करोड़ रुपए का नुकसान: यूएनसीसीडी

यूएनसीसीडी ने अपने एक श्वेत पत्र में कहा है कि विकासशील देशों में कृषि क्षेत्र को होने वाले नुकसान की सबसे बड़ी वजह सूखा ...

Irregularities mar irrigation projects in Maharashtra says CAG report

The report also says that fines have not been imposed on contractors despite delay

In rain-shadow Marathwada, everyone loves tankers

They form an essential part of the economy of the region

Sahiwal cattle, the pride of the Subcontinent, is going places in rural Kenya

With its high milk and meat yield, its resistance to drought and diseases, the breed has brought great changes in Kenya’s villages

Drought to deluge: Kodagu was parched 3 months ago, now receives extreme rainfall

The district has received double the amount of August’s rainfall in just nine days

NDA trounces agrarian crisis to win rural areas

Despite the rural hinterland being in the throes of agrarian distress, the incumbent coalition has won handsomely in these very areas

44 per cent of India's districts face rain deficit

Major food-producing states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab are the worst affected

Kerala, Karnataka cannot avail drought assistance despite being stricken by drought

The Central government’s new definitions of drought are acting as impediments

Cabinet expansion: does it herald improvement in governance

Experts feel that the change in the cabinet has nothing to do with improving governance, but is a way of appeasing local sentiments

Mr Prime Minister good news

The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …

Penny unwise, pond foolish

The government should have revived traditional water bodies and ponds to prepare Bundelkhand for drought. Rather, it spent Rs 15,000 crore to …

Karnataka coffee farmers selling estates, killing themselves: Report

Market prices, erratic weather and increasing input costs are making coffee cultivation unviable, it notes

Budget attempts to provide relief to drought-hit farmers

But boost in agriculture budget not enough, say experts

Ensure no coercive action taken against defaulting farmers: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu

Petitioners argued that rise in suicide cases was due to punitive action taken by bank officias against drought-hit farmers who are not able to …

'Traditional water management systems key to water security'

Yogesh Jadeja is the director of Arid Communities and Technologies, an organisation that has been active in Bhuj and Kachchh areas of Gujarat …