drought
Arctic sea ice melt to exacerbate California droughts – study
A new research shows that the melting Arctic sea ice could render sun-soaked California vulnerable to a recurrence of the severe drought.
Loan Waiver is no free lunch
The 3 stakeholders here are farmers, governments and banks. Each of them has to look at this scheme from different angles.
Why must Bharat feed India at its cost?
The Agriculture Census shows only 58.1 million hectares of land was actually irrigated in India.
14 civilians killed as soldiers clash over food aid in Somalia
Somalia is 1 of 4 countries singled out by the United Nations in a $4.4 billion aid appeal to avert catastrophic hunger and famine.
Shiv Sena MLA sends 'proxy' to address drought-hit farmers
Former corporator Yashodhar Phanse posed as Shiv Sena MLA Gautam Chabukswar and visited the constituency of Chabukswar.
Maharashtra sends 16 MPs to Australia, NZ to study farmer loan system
The total expenditure will be Rs 6 lakhs per head, half of which will be borne by the government – in effect, the taxpayers.
Tamil Nadu tells Supreme Court: No drought suicides
It said the 30 suicides reported by district collectors were due to a variety of causes, but not drought.
Supreme Court seeks govt plan to check farmers’ suicide
The scheme must focus on providing alternate employment opportunities in the event of drought or other natural calamities.
Farmer brings water to Kenya’s drought-stricken wildlife for 6 months
He reached out to foreigners, who had participated in a conservation programme he runs, to ask for donations to pay for the water.
110 dead in last 48 hours due to drought: Somalia
In 2011, some 260,000 people starved to death due to famine in Somalia.