Disaster assured: Too late to save 1/3 of world's glaciers, say researchers
Every 1 km you drive in your car will make 2 kg of glacier ice to melt after 2100.
Mar 21, 2018, 15:47 PM IST
Water crisis looming, Gujarat issues advisory for cops on using water
Bracing for the looming water crisis in Gujarat this summer, state Home Department has issued an advisory asking officials to ensure that water is not?wasted at police stations, staff quarters, or in jails.
Feb 19, 2018, 06:37 AM IST
MP govt sends 30 farmers for international tours, Congress alleges foul play
Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government is all set to send 30 farmers for a study tour to New Zealand and Australia.
Jan 31, 2018, 15:05 PM IST
Heat, drought caused record CO2 spike in 2015-16: NASA
Heat and drought was responsible for the largest annual increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration seen in at least 2,000 years.
Vatican turns off fountains as Rome gasps in drought
Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower-than-average rainfall in Rome, forcing the Italian capital to close drinking fountains and consider the prospect of water rationing.
Jul 25, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
Australian state prepares for drought after driest June
According to a new threshold introduced by Premier Daniel Andrews, Victoria begins preparations for drought when dams sink to 60 per cent full, compared to the previous threshold of 54.1 per cent.
Jul 19, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
Farmers in three Marathwada villages create oasis in suicide-prone region
According to the KVK data, agriculture income from this watershed area was Rs 27 crore in 2012-13 when rainfall was just 29 per cent of the annual average. In 2015-16, the income rose to Rs 42 crore when rainfall was 60 per cent. Before the watershed project, the average yearly income in the villages was Rs 77 lakh.
Jun 23, 2017, 13:19 PM IST
Gujarat gets Centre's nod to shut gates of Sardar Sarovar dam
The Sardar Sarovar Project will provide irrigation facilities to 18.45 lac hectares of land, covering 3,112 villages of 73 talukas in 15 districts of Gujarat, through a canal network.
Jun 17, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
20 mn people on brink of famine - These 4 African countries face 'unprecedented' humanitarian crisis
Famine is defined as occurring when 20 per cent of the population is starving, 30 per cent of the children are extremely malnourished, and the mortality rate has reached double its average.
May 19, 2017, 08:54 AM IST
How climate change actually fuels terrorism
A report commissioned by the German government warned on Thursday that terrorist groups are increasingly using natural resources such as water as a weapon of war, controlling access to it, further compounding and exacerbating resource scarcities.
Apr 20, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
Thirsty King Cobra sips water from bottle in drought-hit Karnataka village – Watch
The video shows a massive king cobra - described by Caters News as 12-feet long ― greedily sipping the water offered by wildlife rescue workers in Kaiga town, Karnataka.
Mar 30, 2017, 11:03 AM IST
Somalia says 110 dead in last 48 hours due to drought
Some 110 people have died in southern Somalia in the last two days from famine and diarrhoea resulting from a drought, the prime minister said on Saturday, as the area braces itself for widespread shortages of food.
Mar 05, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Central team arrives to assess drought impact in Tamil Nadu
The state government had urged the Centre to sanction Rs 39,565 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund towards mitigation measures.
Jan 21, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
HLC meeting on Karnataka drought relief postponed for tomorrow
Karnataka has been facing severe drought for the past six years.
Jan 04, 2017, 12:32 PM IST
Drought-hit Karnataka seeks waiver of 50% farm loans
Reeling under severe drought, Karnataka on Thursday urged the Centre to waive off 50 per cent of the farm loans, as the state government is ready to write off the rest.
Nov 24, 2016, 22:42 PM IST
Implementation of Food Security Act is state responsibility, says Centre after SC's rap
On a day the Supreme Court rapped the Centre on non-compliance of the National Food Security Act by certain drought-hit states, the Food Ministry on Wednesday said its implementation essentially is a "state subject".
Oct 05, 2016, 20:48 PM IST
Supreme Court raps Centre on Food Act non-compliance by drought-hit states
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre for doing nothing to tell the states to comply with the top court's directions to supply food grain to the poor in drought-affected states under the National Food Security Act.
Oct 05, 2016, 20:25 PM IST
SC slams Centre for not supplying food grain to drought-hit states
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Centre for doing nothing to comply with its directions to supply food grain to the drought-affected areas under the National Food Security Act.
Oct 05, 2016, 15:43 PM IST
This is how much food India wastes every year - Read shocking details
Buoyed by a good monsoon after two consecutive years of drought, the country's foodgrain output is expected to touch a record in the ongoing 2016-17 crop year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Thursday.
Sep 15, 2016, 21:42 PM IST
30 killed in rain-related mishaps in Thane this monsoon
As many as 30 people have lost their lives and four others were still missing from the district in various mishaps during this monsoon season.
Sep 11, 2016, 13:47 PM IST
