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Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
Siddaramaiah flying in plush private jet to seek funds for drought relief draws criticismA social media post by a Karnataka minister showing videos of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other ministers returning from Delhi in a lux...
Drought: Shah to chair meeting in Delhi on Saturday to decide on Karnataka’s request for fundsHome Minister Amit Shah is set to chair a high-level committee meeting in Delhi to decide on Karnataka's request for funds for drought reli...
BSY says 120 taluks in Karnataka are drought-hit, asks Siddaramaiah to help out farmersFormer Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday urged the state government to declare the drought-hit taluks and start relief work immediate...
3-yr of Soren led UPA govt: Rs 950 cr transferred to accounts of 37 lakh beneficiariesThe CM said that the results of preparations done in past three years are about to come. "We can expect betters results in the field of edu...
Karnataka govt’s 4th anniversary events put financial stress on drought-hit districtsAn event to mark the fourth year of the Congress government in Karnataka has put pressure on the district administrations over manpower and...
Centre declares Rs 1,782 cr grant for drought-hit Karnataka, Rs 209 cr for flood ravaged UttarakhandKarnataka has been facing severe drought for the past six years. The drought in 2016-17 was the worst in 40 years. It has declared 139 talu...
Government taking concrete steps to tide over drought situation: Prakash JavadekarThe permanent solutions will ensure people do not suffer in times of drought, the frequency of which is expected to increase due to climate...
BJP directs party leaders to support govt in tackling droughtMaharashtra BJP has directed all the party's MLAs, MLCs and MPs in the state to shoulder the responsibility for tackling drought in affecte...
Opposition attacks Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis over CM Relief Fund issueOpposition Congress and NCP today attacked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over sanction of funds from CM Relief Fund.
- Maharashtra drought: NABARD to combine its projects with rural plan
"Lakhs of people in rural areas of the State seeking employment under MNREGS can get jobs in watershed development projects," official said.
Drought: Tamil Nadu seeks Rs 19,665 crore assistance from CentreThe drought-hit Tamil Nadu today decided to knock the Centre's doors with a plea for an assistance of Rs 19,665.13 crore.
- NCP MLAs to contribute a month's salary for drought relief
NCP legislators have decided to contribute their one month's salary towards drought relief work in Maharashtra.
- BS Yedyurappa seeks cancellation of MLAs' foreign tours
'Legislators should desist from undertaking study tour to foreign countries when the state is reeling under severe drought,' Yeddyurappa sa...
- B S Yeddyurappa seeks Rs 200 crore release
Yeddyurappa urged D V Sadananda Gowda to immediately release Rs 200 cr for providing employment to people in drought-hit areas under NREG s...
- Centre has NREGA to counter drought onslaught
Govt plans to fall back on NREGA to provide relief in affected areas.
- Easier loans soon for drought-hit farmers
The government has initiated discussions to restructure farm loans disbursed by public sector banks to help the rural population withstand ...
- Tamil Nadu should focus on drought preparedness: report
Tamil Nadu government to shift its farmer support programmes from 'drought relief' to 'drought preparedness', an international symposium he...
- Foodgrain target may not be met
The UPA's commitment to a beefed-up PDS and other welfare programmes such as Food for Work may have been heavily behind the Railway ministe...