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India restores 21.76 million hectares of deforested land, nears 84 per cent of Bonn Challenge targetIndia has made significant strides in land restoration. Between 2011 and 2020, over 21 million hectares of degraded land were restored, as ...- El Niño effect: Why India may see weak monsoon and harsher summerIndia faces a double blow as the IMD forecasts below-normal monsoon rainfall, with a 60% chance of deficient rains due to El Niño. This, co...
- El Nino spells trouble for kharif harvests across IndiaA study by scientists at an ICAR institute has found that El Niño events have consistently reduced yields of major kharif crops in India, w...
- IMD sees above-normal heatwave MaydaysIndia's May forecast predicts above-normal heatwave days in many regions, despite an expected 10% increase in overall rainfall. Increased w...
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- Odisha to get drought assistance as announced: Rajnath Singh"The fund is not fully released for the state yet. However, the state will get the amount (Rs 815 crore) as decided by the high level commi...
- Odisha protests 'reduction' in drought assistanceThe Centre had announced financial assistance of Rs 815 crore for Odisha drought in 2015 which affected 28 of the total 30 districts.
- Centre approves Rs 815 crore drought assistance for OdishaMohapatra said the assistance was approved at the High Level Committee meeting chaired by Union home minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi.
- Centre approves Rs 815 crore as drought assistance for OdishaThe Centre approved drought assistance of Rs 815 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund, Odisha's Special Relief Commissioner, P K Mo...
- BJD to continue fight against central negligence: Naveen PatnaikChief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the ruling BJD would continue to fight against negligence by successive central governments.
- Centre urged for Rs 1,300 crore from NABARD for Odisha farmersOdisha Government today requested the Centre to ask NABARD to sanction Rs 1,300 crore to Odisha State Cooperative Bank at the earliest
- Central team to visit Odisha to assess drought situationThe proposed visit follows Odisha government's interim memorandum seeking an assistance of Rs 1,687 crore to mitigate the drought situation.
- CM Naveen Patnaik shoots off letter to PM on MGNRES funding"To reduce the suffering of farmers, adequate fund flow under MGNRES may be ensured by the Centre to the state government," Patnaik said in...
- Congress comes out with white paper on Odisha drought situationIt demanded an all-party meeting to tackle farmers issues, waive farm loans, Rs 20 lakh assistance to affected farmers per acre and Rs ten ...
- Naveen announces sops for drought-hit farmersNaveen Patnaik today announced crop loan at one per cent interest and a provision of drought assistance of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy for ...
- BJD to hold farmers' rally on Nov 19Charging Congress and BJP with misleading the people over incidents of suicide by farmers, Patro said, "They are doing politics over farmer...
- Odisha demands Rs 3,500 crore drought assistancePatnaik stated that the requirement of the state to meet the balance cost of ongoing irrigation projects worked out to about Rs 5,200 crore.
- Central team to visit Odisha to assess drought situationA team comprising officials from ICAR and other government departments will soon visit Odisha to take stock of the drought situation and su...
- Drought situation, power crisis in Odisha man-made: CongressCongress described the drought like situation and power crisis in Odisha as man-made and lashed out at the state govt holding it responsibl...
- Odisha likely to face droughtWith monsoon playing truant, a severe drought looms over Odisha. At least 90% of the paddy crop seems to have been affected.
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