Thiruvananthapuram, August 17: Weather Forecast Center warns that Kerala is going to experience severe drought and bad weather conditions in the near future.The State is likely to face severe
Chennai,July13:Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced promoting hybrid vegetable cultivation in the state as part of its efforts to benefit farmers in the light of the prevailing drought. Chief Minister K Palaniswami said cultivation of
Thrissur, June6:Built in 1902, the 36-foot-deep well with a radius of 4.5 metres, was once the only source of water for the Thrissur Railway Station. “It was in the year
Osmanabad/Maharashtra, May 13: A Shiv Sena leader representing Maharashtra‘s drought-hit district of Osmanabad allegedly sent a proxy to his constituency to address drought-hit farmers. Previous corporate Yashodhar Phanse acted like
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7: To fight the drought in Kerala, the possibilities of artificial rain would be explored, said the Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the assembly. The experts are
New Delhi, March 1: This year India would experience the hottest summer recorded since 115 years, across the country. Even this January was recorded as the eighth warmest in the
Hyderabad, Feb 27: The people of Telangana is struggling to get along with the miseries in life terribly affected by drought and famine. There are no effective moves from the government
Mogadishu, Feb 16:Hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia may die or be near death by May unless immediate action is taken to prevent a famine, Britain’s envoy for the
Chennai, Jan 19: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam says he gave a letter to Prime Minister Narednra Modi saying that ban on Jallikattu must be lifted and the Centre
Colombo, Jan 16: The Sri Lankan government declared a state of alert in response to what is already considered the worst drought in four decades, implementing measures such as water-use
Colombo, Jan 13: Several districts in Sri Lanka would face severe drought conditions in the coming three weeks as very little rain was expected, the country’s disaster management officials said
Chennai, Dec 19: As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Paneerselvam will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to seek relief for damages caused by Cyclone Vardah, the Dravida Munnetra
Nairobi, Nov 18: Kenya said it has launched interventions to deal with a severe drought, which is ravaging several parts of the country and affected over one million people. Government
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 : State Revenue Minister E. Chandrasekheran on Monday announced in the state assembly that Kerala has been declared a drought-hit state as all the 14 districts are
Latur, Maharashtra, Oct 03: Parts of Marathwada especially Latur and Beed districts, which were facing acute water scarcity till recently, are now dealing with excess rainfall that has thrown life
MUMBAI,Sept29: The Union government on Wednesday approved a central assistance of Rs 1,269 crore for drought-hitMaharashtra against a demand of Rs 3,200 crore. The state government had sought Rs 2,000
Bengaluru,Sept21:As protests over releasing of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu continues in Mandya and other parts of Karnataka, there are reports that the state government is thinking of calling in
Lucknow August22With a good monsoon coming after the last few years, Uttar Pradesh has received beyond normal rainfall this summer, causing floods in more than 25 districts and disturbing the
The railways has pegged the cost of each trip of the Miraj-Latur water rake Jaldoot at Rs11 lakh, or about 45 paise per litre. As of Thursday, railway officials told
Bhopal, June 29 : Imrat Namdev and her younger sister Pushpa Namdev were neighbours in Chhatarpur district, in the drought-hit Indian region of Bundelkhand. Both relied on the same well for water