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 …
Atiq Khan LUCKNOW: Twenty-seven more districts in Uttar Pradesh were declared drought-affected on Sunday after a fresh review by the State government. This brings the total number of drought-hit districts in the State to 47. Twenty districts were declared drought-affected on Saturday. These districts received less than 40 per cent …
Seeks financial help of Rs 470 cr Alarmed by the drought-like situation prevailing in the state, the Bihar government has sent a SOS to the Centre seeking immediate financial assistance of Rs 470 crore to tide over the crisis. The state has also sought an additional 300 MW of power …
Aid of $10 billion from rich nations would be a "good beginning" to launch a U.N. climate treaty due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December, the United Nations' top climate official said on Thursday. Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, also told the BBC World …
The state Legislature scheduled to begin from July 31 may witness heated arguments between the treasury and opposition benches over the drought situation in the state. As per indications available with the Revenue Department and corridors of power, preparations are in full swing to declare majority part of the state …
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday demanded an additional allocation of at least 300 Mega Watt power for the State from the Centre to tide over the drought like situation in wake of poor monsoon.
Guwahati: The Assam Government has declared the entire State under the grip of "agricultural drought" following scanty rainfall this year. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday night where the drought situation was reviewed and it was decided to declare the entire state to be under "agricultural …
Genetic modification may be the only viable way to produce sufficient quantities of rice in the future as drought, climate change and dwindling acreage impact yields, experts said in a new report. The main challenge facing producers is how to raise yields of the water-dependent crop as 70% of the …
The government will provide farmers with free electricity for irrigation to protect the aman production from the dearth of monsoon rains in northern Bangladesh, the agriculture minister, Matia Chowdhury, said Wednesday.
Americans can save some of the 225 billion gallons of water (852 billion liters) wasted each year through over-watering by installing smart systems which deliver just the right amount of moisture. Homeowners and companies over-water their grass and plants by between 30 and 300 percent, said Chris Spain, chief sustainability …
The members of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha have demanded to declare Bagepalli as a drought-hit region. The Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha members addressing a press meet here on Tuesday, said that there are no signs of rains till now and hence no agricultural activities have started much to the dismay …
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has admitted in the Lok Sabha that the country is facing a drought-like situation that will hit agricultural production but at the same time has allayed fears underlining that the government is well prepared to deal with the situation.
The State Government is all set to declare some more districts as drought affected due to deficit rainfall in the last few days. The final declaration to this effect is to be made tomorrow. Talking to The Assam Tribune, the Minister Revenue and Disaster Management, Dr Bhumidhar Barman, who came …
For the past more than 15 days, the two hours of wait for the half an hour electricity supply for 75-year old Ramesh Lal, a resident of Pangdor village of Samba district, seems to be a never ending affair as everyday he has to walk several kilometres from the village …
Guwahati: Until recently, 55-year-old Biswajit Bora made a modest living growing paddy on his two- acre plot in Assam's Nagaon district and managed to feed his family of six. Today Bora goes from house to house with a begging bowl for survival. "There is no option left other than begging …
KOHIMA, July 17: After declaring a drought-like situation in Nagaland affecting cultivation of paddy and horticultural crops, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has shot a letter to the prime minister seeking the Centre
Fourteen districts in Assam that are reeling under an unprecedented dry spell have been declared affected by drought-like conditions by the Assam government even as all seven states in the Northeast are badly hit by deficient rainfall so far. Already another state from the region, Manipur had been declared drought-hit …
Consequent upon the delayed monsoon and comparatively less rainfall this year, the Government of Nagaland has declared that drought-like situation is prevailing in the State. A government bulletin today quoted the Additional Chief Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner, Alemtemshi Jamir saying that against the average annual rainfall of 750.50 mm …
The Agriculture Department has submitted two proposals to the State Government suggesting measures for disaster management and calamity relief in view of the drought-like situation. Sources in the Department said that the disaster management action plan has proposed purchase of 832 of five HP capacity diesel pumpsets as permanent assets …
NEW DELHI: The government came under pressure in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to declare a drought in the country, as the estranged allies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) joined the Opposition to voice the concerns of rural India and farmers over the delayed monsoon. The matter was raised …
