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 …
Chhota Udepur (Vadodara): Drought or the fear of it may cause crop failure concern, price-rise of grains and other essential commodities and even create turmoil in political circles, but for thousands of villagers in Chhota Udepur taluka, it
Mahim Pratap Singh JHABUA (MADHYA PRADESH): If it does not rain over the next week, farmers of Petlawad tehsil and its neighbouring regions in Jhabua might have to go the same way as their brethren in Vidarbha did. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan recently declared Jhabua, along with …
SAMBALPUR: The festive spirit of Nuakhai is missing in Sambalpur with the shadow of drought looming large. While the ripe paddy stalks which flood the market ahead of Nuakhai have been replaced by green paddy stalks, at many places the Goddess Samaleswari will be offered just leaves of paddy plants. …
Arjun Sengupta Augest.24 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for urgent action to respond to the drought situation created by deficient monsoon this year. As delayed rainfall is being recorded even now, exact extent of the damage is still unclear. But nearly 200 districts, if not more, have already …
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Aug. 21: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, has said the government would take a decision on declaring the state as drought hit on Monday after talks with bankers. The Chief Minister has convened State Level Bankers Committee to review crop loans. While replying to the marathon …
Daliapur-based Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), along with the district agriculture and fisheries departments, has come to the rescue of farmers of drought-hit Dhanbad. A programme called Chalein Gaon Ki Or has been launched, under which scientists are to visit rural hinterlands to provide much-needed technical knowhow on coping with the …
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently at North Block, apprised him about the severe drought situation in the State affecting 1.26 crore families in 26 districts. Kumar also extended full support to the proposed inter-State anti-Maoist operations led by the Centre. Kumar told …
BHUBANESWAR: Former Union minister and BJP leader Braja Kishore Tripathy today demanded immediate declaration of Orissa as a drought-affected state because the fickle monsoon and deficient rainfall in almost all the districts are likely to affect foodgrains output. Criticising the State Government for ignoring warning from agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan, …
In spite of the monsoon season still prevailing State Government has declared 37 districts drought-affected. This is the first instance in Madhya Pradesh when in spite of the prevailing monsoon season districts have been declared drought-hit. State Government which has demanded Rs 11669 crore from Central Government has issued notification …
Anticipating difficult times ahead, the State Agriculture Department has readied a proposal worth over Rs 550 crore to help farmers tide over a situation created by deficit rainfall. If accepted, the proposal that has been submitted to the State Revenue Department could be a lifeline for farmers who have already …
With many parts of the State facing drought, the agriculture production, including food crops, will be badly hit in the current year in the State. Almost all rain-dependent crops in Chitradurga, Tumkur, Kolar, Bangalore rural, Bidar, Gulbarga, Bagalkot, Gadag, Dharwad, Bellary, Kolar and Ramanagar districts have been damaged due to …
Aug. 20: The CM, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Thursday appointed senior bureaucrats as special officers to monitor relief operations in 20 districts suffering from dry spell in the state. The CM asked the nodal officers to visit the districts once a week and review the conditions. The Chief Minister …
Some farmers are considering migrating to other places in search of livelihood owing to the drought in Bidar district, J. Jayaram, chief executive officer of Prawarda, a non-governmental organisation here, has said. He told The Hindu that he visited a few villages in Basavakalyan taluk of the district recently and …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Even as the number of drought-hit districts has risen to 246 in 10 States, the Centre on Wednesday declared that rice production might decline by 10 million tonnes this kharif, following a shortfall of 5.7 million hectares in paddy sowing. Some shortfall is also expected in …
The Moonak belt should be declared drought-hit by the Punjab government as farmers of the area have been facing a drought- like situation due to deficient monsoon. Besides, the farmers are under heavy debt and this belt has a high incidence of suicides. This was stated by by national executive …
246 districts declared affected; saving standing crop top priority, says govt. Close to half the country is reeling under drought or drought-like situation, with the number of districts affected rising to 246, as a poor monsoon has brought 29 per cent less rainfall, damaging standing crop.
Climate change will affect urban workers the most, according to a study modelling the effects of climate change in 16 developing countries. The survey examined the potential economic influence of adverse climate events, such as heat waves, drought and heavy rains, on seven socioeconomic groups. Poverty will be increased across …
