The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will lead a delegation of party leaders from Bundelkhand, UP and meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to request a package for the rain deficient area. UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Jhansi MP Pradeep Jain along with Bundelkhand Congress committee office bearers and …
LUCKNOW: Even as the state Met department kept a close watch on the movement of the "low pressure" area over the Bay of Bengal, which converted into a "deep depression" on Tuesday, chief secretary Atul Kumar Gupta after a review meeting issued directions to distribute among farmers seed of crops …
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has described the Union Budget as anti-farmer and disappointing, adding that it would compound the problems of the common man who is facing the brunt of economic slowdown. Mr. Chauhan said that the Union Government had not shown any sincere intent to …
- Farmers upbeat as Doba, a new technology, will enable rainwater harvesting Ranchi, June 29: The rain god is smiling and so are the farmers. They have to worry less about irrigation now as monsoon has finally hit the state. And using a new technology this time round to store …
From Vaigai dam to supply protected water to drought-hit areas HELPFUL: Revenue Minister I. Periyasamy giving away school books to students at R. Kombaipatti near Batlagundu in Dindigul on Saturday. DINDIGUL: A separate drinking water pipeline would be laid from the Vaigai dam to draw water from it and to …
Agriculture hit by scanty rain Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Government has sought Central assistance of Rs.200 crore in the wake of drought-like conditions in the State due to scanty rainfall for the past six months, official sources said. Rainfall in the months of December, January, February and March has been far …
Monsanto and Germany-based BASF have discovered a naturally-occurring gene that can help corn plants combat drought and confer yield stability during periods of inadequate water supplies. The scientists of both companies announced the discovery in Germany on Tuesday. The companies stated they would use the gene in their first-generation, drought-tolerant, …
K. Balchand NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide relief to seven drought-affected districts of Bundelkhand region and eastern Uttar Pradesh, the National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.246 crore. According to Union Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain, the funds would be used for …
The crisis management plan outlined in this document is part of overall spectrum of drought management plan but is restricted to the management interventions required during the time of Crisis. It does not replace the emergency procedures or contingency action plans already drawn by different agencies, but has been developed …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: A new World Bank report has said India can further its climate resilience through a combination of measures and right incentives aimed at multiple levels of government
Chikkaballapur district has been dropped from the list prepared by the State government for the creation of small tanks in twenty districts of the State, under the Central government
Rahi Gaikwad Poor infrastructure; dismal situation on power, irrigation fronts BJP promises to make Maharashtra free of load-shedding Marathwada has sizeable number of Dalits, Muslims Mumbai: The second phase of Lok Sabha elections is going to be a massive one for Maharashtra. Today (Thursday) the State will see 25 constituencies …
VIVEK WAGHMODE KOLHAPUR, APRIL 20 CONGRESS star campaigner Rahul Gandhi has assured people of Sangli that water would be provided to drought-prone talukas in the district if the UPA returns to power. He was addressing an election rally on Sunday for candidate Prateek Patil. Over 5,000 people braved the sun …
Wanted: Showers Siliguri, April 3: The tea gardens in the Dooars are apprehending at least 10 per cent loss in its annual production of 160 million kg because of a drought-like situation in the region over the past six months.
Chief Minister will be urged to declare the Mulbagal taluk drought prone since it is facing drought and load shedding, said MLA Amaresh. Speaking after inaugurating the Janaspandana programme held at Gummakallu village in the taluk, Amaresh said that due to the load shedding farmers have not been able to …
Alka Pandey Posted: Jan 30, 2009 at 2309 hrs IST Lucknow: It wasn't the whiff of money but faith in the small, inconspicuous plant in his courtyard that nudged Kailash Nath Singh, now 87, to venture into something unheard of more than a decade ago. When Organic India, then Indo-Israel …
BERHAMPUR: Orissa government has turned down Andhra Pradesh's request to share more water from Balimela reservoir in Malkangiri district to tackle drought situation faced by the neighbouring state due to scanty rainfall. "Their request for drawing excess water from the reservoir has been rejected as the water level of Balimela …
CHRONICALLY PARCHED Bundelkhand, drought-dry for nearly half a decade, could have done with some hope this year, particularly after a surprise season of record rain. And hope indeed seemed on the way when the Mayawati government announced an ambitious project that aimed to see a hundred million saplings planted in …
In the wake of severe drought in the districts of Bundelkhand region, Development Alternatives and Arghyam Trust's initiative 'Water for All and Always' addresses the current need of an Integrated Water Resources Management in ten villages of Jhansi and Tikamgarh districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh states.
This report, to support the implementation of UNDP's India country Programme Action Plan 2008-2012, is based on an assessment study on climate change adaptation activities in the country. The study, primarily based on a desk review of the literature and consultations with key persons, looked at the initiatives and programmes …
