The rapid expansion of Chennai into a burgeoning urban settlement without diligent planning has done little for the water bodies.
Tag: drought
There’s a Simple Way to Drought-proof a Town – build More Water Storage
Many rural town water supplies cannot weather even a single year of drought. This is a failure of planning and funding on a grand scale.
Climate Change is Affecting Crop Yields and Reducing Global Food Supplies
In India annual food calories have declined by 0.8% annually and in Nepal they have fallen by 2.2% annually.
Maharashtra Water Crisis: 26 Reservoirs In The State Reach ‘Zero Storage’
Water storage in Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Parbhani and Osmanabad districts was 0.43% as against 23.44% last year.
Maharashtra: Water Scarcity Forces 47-year-old Farmer Sampat Kokre to Commit Suicide
“My uncle was under depression as he did not have any work due to drought and unavailability of water,” Kokre’s nephew said.
EC Allows Poll Code Relaxation for Maharashtra Drought Relief Works
Polling for all 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state got over on April 29.
Gujarat: Agrarian Distress Could Hurt BJP in Surendranagar in Lok Sabha Polls
Several farmers in the region said Centre and state govts had done nothing to alleviate farm issues caused by prevailing drought.
Aurangabad: Fruit Farmers Burn Their Orchards During Holika Dahan in Protest Against Modi Govt
Farmers also burnt effigies of a “Chowkidar”.
Indian Summer Monsoon Amplified Global Warming 130,000 Years Ago, Helping End Ice Age
Monsoons should not be viewed in isolation, just as the polar ice sheets shouldn’t.
Modi Govt Betrayed Famers, Busy With Jumlas: Sitaram Yechury
The CPI(M) general secretary said Modi govt betrayed farmers despite “signing letters of promises”
Maharashtra: Fadnavis Govt Allegedly Filed Cases Against Organisers of Farmers’ Protest March
The AIKS claimed that the government is trying to stop the march.