Farmer-centric conservation
Alarming dip
Dams affect Mekong's flow
Farmers gain, city-folk lose
Sindh parched
Pakistan government falling short in relief
Trees that survived California’s drought give scientists hope for climate change
What we found is that the ones that were green, like this one, were more water-use efficient than their dead counterparts: Conservation biologist …
Chile heatwave exacerbates forest fires
Chile is in the grips of the climate crisis and is currently facing a 14-year drought
Horn of Africa faces unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe after 5th failed rainy season
Cumulative rainfall predicted by WMO in the drought-affected regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia will be severely below the average
Monsoon watch: The 2019 season has the sure-shot imprint of climate change
The monsoon has played truant this year, with many areas now under floods, which were facing drought earlier
One of the biggest threats to the environment - desertification, explained
At an ongoing global workshop on desertification, the Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said desertification threatens 30% of India’s …
Droughts getting intense, more frequent in southern states
Be it temple tanks or rainwater harvesting structures, South India had set the standard in water conservation. Now they are just forgotten traditions
Dry in the delta: Tamil Nadu drought
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 …
Fire in the mountains
Researchers studying bird communities in Kumaon Himalayas detail the devastating effects of Uttarakhand's forest fires on wildlife and …
Notes from the field: Rural transformation and MGNREGA
MGNREGA has been successful in Madhya Pradesh. Can the scheme also provide solutions for the current drought in the region?
Hunger in a bitter battle of bullets and bullies
Bickering aid agencies and rival rebel militia are all to be blamed for blocking the delivery of emergency food supplies to starving millions
Chittaur kept head above water in drought
Perched high on a hill in Rajasthan's Chittaurgarh district, this 8th century fort had an intricate water system capable of harvesting three …
Tackling drought in a village in Gujarat
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MGNREGA uplifts villages in drought-prone Bundelkhand
Meegni and Himmatpura in Bundelkhand region have used the scheme to build check dams, water harvesting structures
How to fight water scarcity this monsoon
Though the monsoon is behaving erratically, drought-prone districts are still water rich
Great farm pond chase
According to Union Budget 2017-18, Centre expects to see one million farm ponds being built by March 2017. If the government continues to chase …
Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos
87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020
30% of India’s land area experiencing different degrees of drought, data shows
In August, India recorded a rainfall deficit of 36%
East Africa drought: ‘Climate change is making La Niña impact severe’
Climate change is pushing countries like Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia into a famine as they face their fifth consecutive deficit rainy seasons
California drought: valleys sinking faster than ‘ever before’
Increased subsidence in fifth consecutive year of drought can damage surface and underground infrastructure
In defence of ostrich farming
Promoting ostrich and emu farming in India's drought-prone districts could be a boon to farmers
