Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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U.N. bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis
U.N. agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity. Droughts cause more deaths and displacement than floods or
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Dry rot
What does it say about the rest of India when Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's pet project is reeling under corruption? Fake bills, inflated estimates, non-transparent contracts and sub-standard
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Maldharis run out of water, forced to migrate
300 Families In Amreli Have Shifted To Coastal Areas With 8,000 Cattle Rajkot: Dhandha nesh (traditional dwellings of maldharis) near Dhari, some 55 km from Amreli town, usually bustles with activity. People of this pastoral community sell milk to near-by dairies. In fact, this nesh is famous for its mava (milk solids used to make sweets), which is brought by large number of sweet shop owners.
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Drought forces Bandipur jumbos into deep forests
Mysore: A herd of elephants has been shifted from neardry Bandipur to a deeper Mulehole area inside the sanctuary where active water bodies and fodder still exist. Most of the waterholes and tanks in the Bandipur camp have gone dry in the very first week of summer, forcing the Bandipur tiger sanctuary authorities to move the elephants to leafy terrains in the interiors.
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New crop arrivals see wheat prices fall in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government had announced a bonus of Rs 150 over and above the MSP Owing to arrival of the new wheat crop in western states, prices of the commodity have started falling. In Madhya Pradesh, set to be the largest wheat producer in a year, prices have fallen to below the minimum support price (MSP). Farmers in the state are selling wheat at Rs 1,350 a quintal, against the MSP of Rs 1,500 a quintal.
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VC calls for water management plan for State
Mahatma Gandhi University Vice-Chancellor A.V. George has called for the preparation of a comprehensive water management plan for the entire State as it faced the possibility of a severe drought. He was inaugurating a seminar on ‘Groundwater Resource of Kerala: Retrospect and Prospects’ organised by the Department of Geology, Government College, Kottayam, on Wednesday.
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Insurance only part of disaster resilience, says climate change panel
Expert warns that people should not be seduced by disaster insurance, saying it is not a panacea for weather-related shocks In most developing countries, farmers risk losing their crops and livestock
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Drought worsens in SW China
The number of people affected by a fourth consecutive year of severe drought in Southwest China has increased to 1.53 million, the country's drought relief authority said Thursday. Lingering drought has
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Millions of Indians facing worst drought in decades
Millions of people in western India are suffering their worst drought in more than four decades, with critics blaming official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.
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Minor irrigation projects dwindling in Kozhikode
Even as estimates of drought-related crop loss in the district have touched Rs 61 crore, a large number of minor irrigation projects, which are expected to provide solace to beleaguered farmers hit by