drought
- Middle East
Turkey experiences driest August in 33 yrs: Report
Istanbul: Turkey has experienced the driest August in the last 33 years, the country’s meteorological authority said. In a report, the General Directorate of Meteorology noted on Thursday a 57-per cent decrease…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to decide on announcing drought-hit taluks on Sep 4: CM
Bagalkote: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government will decide on declaring taluks beset by deficit rainfall as drought-affected areas on September 4. He said 113 taluks have already…
- World
Thailand’s employment growth slows despite tourism recovery
Bangkok: Thailand’s employment growth slowed in the second quarter of this year as droughts affected farming despite improvements in the vital tourism sector with an inflow of foreign visitors, official data showed…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: From drought to floods, frequency of extreme weather is rising
Bengaluru: When Bengaluru received unprecedented rainfall from August 30 to September 4 in 2022, the IT city sank under its crumbling infrastructure. The photos and videos of CEOs, tech company employees reaching…
- World
Millions in China hit by power cuts amid heatwave and drought
Dazhou: Millions of residents in China’s south-western Sichuan province have been hit with rolling power cuts amid severe heatwave and drought, BBC reported. In the city of Dazhou, home to some 5.4…
- India
Maharashtra: Declare wet drought in state, Pawar urges to govt
Mumbai: Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Tuesday urged the state government to declare a wet drought in the state, citing that crops in more than 15 lakh hectares of land have…
- World
By 2050, 75 percent world population to be affected by drought
Satyen Mohapatra Droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050. In India, drought prone areas have increased by 57 percent since 1997. Fifty million Indians are affected by drought…
- World
UN warns of worsening drought in Horn of Africa in four decades
Nairobi: The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and…
- World
Severe drought affects 4.3 million people in Somalia: UN
Mogadishu: An estimated 4.3 million people have been affected by the severe drought which is ravaging several parts of Somalia, up from 3.2 million a month ago, the UN Office for the Coordination…
- World
Over 1.51 million people affected due to drought in China
Beijing: Over 27 counties and districts in Gansu, northwest China have been facing drought due to sustained hot weather and low precipitation since July. These conditions are expected to continue, affecting more…
- Business
Assam tea industry predicts crop loss of 40% due to drought
Guwahati: While the Covid-induced economic distress struck all sectors, the Assam tea industry also apprehends that the prolonged drought-like situation might cause a crop deficit from January to May this year amounting…
- World
13 million people in Afghanistan lack food as drought crisis bites: Report
Kabul: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said that urgent action is needed to avert a deepening crisis in Afghanistan as one-third of the country’s population…
- Telangana
Sharmila slams KCR over ‘lack of development’ in Medak
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister Y.S. Sharmila on Wednesday trained her guns on Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) over “drought-prone” mandals in his home district Medak.…
- Top Stories
Why Osman Sagar is turning bone dry in spite of heavy rains?
Yunus Y. Lasania and Daneesh Majid Hyderabad: At one point of time, a few years ago, the Nizam-era Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes used to supply about 10 per cent of Hyderabad’s…
- India
Centre declares 10 Jharkhand districts ‘drought’ affected
Ranchi:The Central government on Wednesday declared 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected, an official said. “The Central government has announced 10 districts of Jharkhand as drought affected. This will help around…
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