Drought
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January 09, 2020, Thursday
10 things that reminded us in 2019 it was time we acted on climate change
Amazon wildfire, cyclones, hurricanes, water crisis and rising pollution were only some of the many natural and man-made ...
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September 17, 2019, Tuesday
Parched India will see 'water refugees' in future, says Rajendra Singh
A lot of time has been lost, but it's still possible to overcome the crisis, Singh said
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July 07, 2019, Sunday
A perfect environmental storm and opportunity for India to think globally
Six hundred million people in India are at risk from increasing temperatures
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June 27, 2019, Thursday
Growing wheat in north-west, rice in eastern states can reduce water crisis
While 42% of India's land area is currently facing a drought, 88.11% of Punjab's districts and 76.02% of Haryana's are ...
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June 02, 2019, Sunday
Drought-hit Karnataka prays for rain, govt looks to tap cloud seeding route
The last part of the series looks at the situation in the state and steps being taken to address the crisis
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May 31, 2019, Friday
Drought dries up cattle economy in Gujarat, lack of water hits crops
In Gujarat, of the 12.5 million hectare of area under cultivation, while six million is dependent on rainfall, two million is ...
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May 29, 2019, Wednesday
Deficient pre-monsoon rains put almost half of India on drought alert
Nearly two-thirds of the country's area has recorded either deficient or highly deficient rains
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May 17, 2019, Friday
Centre issues drought advisory to southern and western states
The CWC monitors water storage available in 91 major reservoirs across the country
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May 07, 2019, Tuesday
$1 bn spent on Rajasthan water projects, just 20% of Barmer is irrigated
Just 20% of Barmer's farms are irrigated, primarily with tube-wells (63.73%), and some with open wells and canals
