Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Drought

Drought-hit farmers in State lost crops worth ₹33,000 crore: Siddaramaiah

Farmers in Karnataka have incurred crop and harvest losses of a whopping ₹33,000 crore so far this year due to drought, erratic weather conditions, and other vagaries of nature, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Friday.

The Hindu

Wildfires, drought lead to campfire ban in Daniel Boone National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service Thursday banned campfires in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The move came after nearly two weeks of wildfires in eastern and southeastern Kentucky.

WEKU

Farm workers urge govt. to launch drought relief works immediately

Farm workers in Dharwad stage protest march demanding immediate launch of drought relief works. Complaining that no funds have been released under NDRF and SDRF, they urge govt. to extend MGNREGA works for entire year, waive crop loans and school/college fees for farmers' children.

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests

Iconic red cedars — known as the “Tree of Life” — and other tree species in the Pacific Northwest have been dying because of climate-induced drought, researchers say

The Independent UK

Ensure benefits of Centrally-sponsored schemes reach targeted people, especially farmers, MP tells officials

MP Naik asked officials to ensure Centrally-sponsored schemes reach people, esp. farmers hit by drought. He asked them to guide farmers to get compensation and ensure those who cultivated horticulture crops get benefits. He expressed dissatisfaction over delay in implementation of Jal Jivan & Jaladhare schemes. He asked officers to…

The Hindu

Set aside politics over drought, come to farmers’ rescue: Shanthkumar

Kurubur Shanthakumar urges CM Siddaramaiah to set aside politics & come to rescue of drought-hit farmers. He demands loan waiver & fresh loans for new crops. He also seeks immediate reimbursement of harvesting & transport cost incurred by farmers for supplying sugarcane to factories. Warns of bigger protests if demands…

The Hindu

CPI seeks TDP’s support in protest against ‘unjust’ allocation of Krishna water to Andhra Pradesh

CPI State Sec. Ramakrishna met TDP State Pres. Atchannaidu, seeking support for 30-hr hunger strike in Vijayawada to protest against injustice to AP in Krishna river water redistribution & govt's negligence in mitigating drought impact on farmers. He warned of State's loss if opposition parties don't raise their voice. He…

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Trouble comes to the Mississippi from prolonged drought - Roll Call

An extended drought is causing low water levels in the Mississippi River, posing problems for commerce along key shipping channel.

Roll Call

CM writes to Centre on releasing drought relief

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the Centre to expedite the process to ensure early release of funds from NDRF which would then facilitate timely disbursement of input subsidy and relief to the distressed farmers of the State.

The Hindu

Centre does not seem to be serious about drought relief in State, says Minister

Minister Patil criticizes Union gov't for lack of drought relief in Belagavi, Karnataka. He urges BJP MPs to convince Union gov't to support farmers. State gov't declared all taluks as drought-hit & released funds for drinking water works. Cabinet decided to allow all willing workers to get work under MGNREGA.…

The Hindu

Human health at 'grave risk' from climate inaction, major report warns

More people are getting sick and dying from extreme heat, drought and other climate impacts, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Rohit Sharma urges India to retain same mindset for World Cup semi-final

The host nation are highly fancied to end their decade-long trophy drought.

The Independent UK

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, US climate assessment shows

A massive new federal government report says revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harms that are already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States

The Independent UK

Extreme drought in northern Italy mirrors climate in Ethiopia

Research shows global heating creates ‘whiplash effect’ of erratic extremes – often in poorest countries

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Kumaraswamy slams CM on expenditure

Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that extravagant amounts of money is spent on refurbishing furniture at the Chief Minister’s residence while Karnataka is reeling under drought

The Independent UK

Drought and mismanagement have left a French island parched. That holds lessons for the mainland

Water taps flow just one day out of three in Mayotte, a French territory off Africa’s eastern coast

The Hindu

100 harvester hubs for farm mechanisation to come up in Karnataka, says Minister

Cabinet approves 100 Harvester Hubs & ₹200 crore projects under Krishi Bhagya for farm mechanisation. ₹17,000 crore drought relief sought from Centre. ₹1,500 crore insurance amount sanctioned to farmers. Four guarantees launched for economic development of farmers. 13,000 teachers appointed, steps taken to fill vacant posts. Adichunchangiri Mutt seer suggests…

The Hindu

Government is committed to paying drought compensation, says Minister Nagendra

B. Nagendra, Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports and in-charge of Ballari district, said that his government was committed to pay compensation to all farmers who have lost their crops in the drought.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Mexico City imposes another round of water restrictions in the face of drought 'crisis'

Mexican officials have imposed severe, months-long cuts to Mexico City’s water supply just a month after initial restrictions were ordered as drought dries the capital’s reservoirs

Radio France Internationale

Somalia swamped by once-in-a-century flooding after historic drought: UN

The United Nations has described floods that uprooted hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event.

Motorsport

The Brazilian duo that ended Penske's longest drought

There is no one who had quite the impact on the career of Helio Castroneves as Gil de Ferran did. The two Brazilians first met in the mid-1990s. Castroneves joined Paul Stewart Racing for British Formula 3 in 1995 just as de Ferran left the squad’s Formula 3000 operation for…

The Hindu

Dry spell hits paddy crop in Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram: Dry spell caused damage to paddy, other crops in many mandals. Farmers invested ₹20,000/acre for bumper yield, but paddy withered in 5,600 acres & partially damaged in 10,000 acres. Crop yield likely to fall to 14-17 quintals/acre. Govt assessing crop damage for compensation. Rythu Coolie Sangham urges financial aid…

The Hindu

Farmers told to report total crop loss by November-end to get compensation

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Friday appealed to the farmers to register the extent of total crop loss owing to drought on the FRUITS portal of the department by November-end to ensure payment of compensation.

The Hindu

Minister visits drought-hit areas in Ballari district

Min. Nagendra visits Ballari district to assure farmers of Govt. support in face of drought; survey report to be submitted by Nov. 15; farmers to be compensated as per NDRF norms; 2,78,277 hectares sown against target of 4.43 lakh hectares.

The Hindu

Congress govt. has completely failed in handling drought, says Arvind Bellad

BJP team led by MLA Arvind Bellad visits drought-hit Yadgir; slams State govt. for inaction. Bellad says govt. failed to tackle drought, BJP teams to submit report. He urges govt. to release compensation to affected farmers without waiting for Central drought relief. Criticizes Ministers & MLAs for spending crores on…

1 … 63 64 65 66

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United Nations

36,910 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

University of Colorado

the Army Corps of Engineers

24 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.