The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
JAIPUR: Agricultural experts and scientists in Rajasthan have decided to take up agricultural activities in each district in accordance with its climatic requirements in view of the failure of this year
Aug. 30: The state government will bring two toll-free numbers into operation from Monday in order to help individuals seeking drought relief. The numbers are 1100, which can be dialled from BSNL landlines and 1800425110, which can be reached over the cellphone. Complaints relating to drought including scarcity of drinking …
The Andhra Pradesh Government is fully conscious of the gravity of the drought situation in the State and taking all measures to provide relief to farmers and to the general public, according to Mr K. Rosaiah, the State Finance Minister. He was in the city on Sunday to participate in …
This document by Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Support Group, highlights the drought situation persists in Bundelkhand. The situation is turning perilous. Bundelkhand is now, desperately in need of attitudinal change. The experience of Bundelkhand proves that only lack of rain does not mean drought, but drought conditions develop …
NOW it is drought which has assumed centrestage and not recession after half of India and 246 districts in ten states have been declared as drought stricken. Even though some places have been getting a lot of rain this month, causing floods, in general rains have been 29 per cent …
Shreekant Sambrani / New Delhi August 29, 2009, 0:25 IST A toxic brew of subsidies and loan waivers has ensured farmers become dependent upon government dole instead of reacting to market forces, says Shreekant Sambrani. Columnists seldom experience regret, leave alone regret combined with outrage, on being proven right, something …
Union agriculture secretary T. Nanda Kumar today placed a four-pronged contingency plan before the state to mitigate the drought impact in the state. The tips came at a meeting on how to improve agricultural yield. While state agriculture secretary A.P. Singh said that the first step should be to make …
Rajasthan Government has sought Rs 12,700 crore from the Central to deal with acute drought situation in the State. According to official sources, a detailed memorandum has been sent to the Centre seeking additional funds from Natural Calamity Fund. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot would soon go to Delhi to meet …
Widespread deficiency of summer rains that constitute about 80 per cent of annual rainfall has led to dire predictions of droughts in no fewer than two hundred and forty six districts spread over ten states. From June to mid-August, when most planting takes place, the rains were 29 per cent …
Rainfall activity over parts of central India and parts of southern peninsula during the last week may have brought some relief to the standing kharif crop, but the drought situation across the country has deteriorated with 278 districts being declared affected. This means more than 45 per cent of total …
The state has sought Central assistance of Rs 395 crore to tackle drought in parts of the state, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue (Drought Management) M S Desai said. A Central team that was on a two-day visit to Karnataka's drought-affected areas would submit its report to the Union Government …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Despite rains in several parts of the country in the last few days, the number of districts facing drought or drought-like situation has risen to 252 in 10 states. Kharif paddy coverage has slipped by 6.8 million hectares from 5.7 million hectares last week, owing to …
Aug. 25: Bringing much-needed relief to the farmers, the Southwest monsoon has become vigorous over the Telangana region and active over the coastal region in Andhra Pradesh. Several areas of Adilabad, Medak, Guntur and Krishna districts received around 8 cm rainfall, somewhat negating the effects of the drought-like conditions in …
Saubhadro Chatterji / New Delhi August 26, 2009, 0:21 IST Though the country is facing drought and low agricultural output, political parties seem to be reluctant to take up responsibilities to head the parliamentary panel on Agriculture. According to top sources in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the chairman
AMIT AGNIHOTRI Aug. 25: There is no demand for the flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), despite drought in many parts of the country. "There is no demand for the rural job scheme as of now. States have enough funds available with them for both NREGS and rural drinking …
Samba: Even as Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir has accepted that the farm sector had suffered a loss of more than Rs 406 crore due to the failed monsoon, farmers of Samba district have urged the government to declare the region as drought-hit.
