El Nino may hit already hurt Indian farmers

The country saw a 24 per cent rainfall deficit in September and if El Nino continues till spring, it may bring down average rainfall in 2019 …

Drought but why: 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 …

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

Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150%

West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7

Cape Town invites public comments on draft water strategy

Says the strategy will ensure the city is more resilient to future natural droughts

About 100 districts have suffered drought conditions for 15 years

Continuous erratic weather is making states more vulnerable

Combating drought

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Water, water

Battle lines are drawn as drought proofing remains a distant dream

Study identifies India among global flash drought hotspots from 1980-2015

The study identified rapid drought intensification across the United States, Brazil, southern Africa, Spain, western Russia and Australia as …

Drought causes Bundelkhand’s farmers to turn defaulters

In Uttar Pradesh’s portion of the Bundelkhand region, farmers’ lands are being auctioned due to their inability to pay loans

To future-proof our crops from drought, look to the Australian deserts

Why not use Australia's deserts to develop the next generation of drought-resistant crops?

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

Simply Put: Looking for water

A clear picture of Maharashtra's water distribution model

Forecasting famine

Water way

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Battling drought

Food security is not charity

Give the poor a say in planning and executing drought relief works

Hard times

Another distress call

Camels need drought relief

After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia displace 200,000

The situation in Somalia is not an isolated incident, rather it is happening in other parts of Africa as well

Somalia records third-driest rainy season in 39 years

The main rainy season (April-June) has been below average in the country since late 2015  

Droughts: misery in slow motion

Successive droughts and water scarcity are causing long-term harm in ways that are poorly understood and inadequately acknowledged