The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to create a disaster mitigation fund to tackle drought-like situation and directed the Agriculture Ministry to hold a meeting within a week with affected states like Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana to assess the co
Over one lakh villages in 313 districts of 13 states, sheltering roughly one-fourth of India's population, have been affected by drought and scarcity of drinking water, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
With Uttar Pradesh hit by a severe drought, its Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sought nearly Rs 11,000 crore from the Centre
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka here on Saturday for discussions on drought and water-scarcity situation which has hit these states badly. The Chief Ministers
Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in the state refusing to accept the water wagons sent through the Indian railways as a relief measure from the Centre.
New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately declare drought as a "national emergency" in view of the rising numbers of children in rural areas affected and
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New Delhi: Amid escalating confrontation with the government, Congress today announced a gherao of Parliament on May 6 to highlight issues like Uttarakhand, drought and the campaign of "deceit and deliberate lies" against opposition. Party
Uma Bharati today made a strong pitch for focusing on inter-linking of rivers (ILR) to tackle drought as she referred to water crisis in Maharashtra's Latur.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has adopted two villages in the drought-hit Marathwada region - Tal and Koregaon.
Mumbai: After nine trips by a 10-wagon water train, a 50-wagon water train carrying 25 lakh litre water reached parched Latur today. The train, christened 'Jaldoot', left Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states are affected by the drought.
New Delhi: Facing flak over selfies she clicked in drought-hit Latur region, Maharashtra Water Conservation Minister Pankaja Munde today clarified that she was really happy to have found water in such a dry place and
New Delhi: In what may come as a relief to the drought-hit state of Maharashtra, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) today told the court that it is ready to supply more
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the BCCI if it could consider shifting of the IPL matches out of Pune in view of the ongoing water crisis in the state. The query came when
New Delhi: In an indication that the drought spell that many parts of India have been reeling under for the past two years may come to an end, the India Meteorological Department today said that
The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth in Maharashtra is set to decline 2.7 percentfor the year 2015-16, after deficient rainfall in 278 of 355
New Delhi: Central Water Commission (CWC) teams will be sent to drought-affected areas across the country to assess availability of water and prepare reports based on the information collected, Union Minister Uma Bharti said today.
Latur: Water will be brought to Latur district by trains in the next 15 days while prohibitory orders were clamped near water supply spots in Parbhani town to prevent any violence as authorities grapple with
The Supreme Court today slammed the Centre for its “non-serious approach” towards the drought situation prevailing in several states across India.
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