drought

27 districts in Assam face drought-like conditions due to significant rainfall deficit. Paddy farmers are in distress due to lack of water for sowing; irrigation systems are often defunct. 14 districts are "high deficit rainfall,"…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS –UN agencies on Wednesday has reported that the humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food prices push millions toward extreme hunger. UN said that new food…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – The 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up on Saturday in Riyadh called for a path for global action after two weeks of…

GG News Bureau Ranchi, 27th July. Jharkhand is grappling with a agricultural setback as approximately 86% of its arable land intended for paddy sowing remains fallow due to inadequate rainfall. Officials report a 47% rainfall deficit in…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN and partners with the Federal and State authorities in Somalia on Wednesday announced that relief agencies are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this…

UN refugee agency on Tuesday said that thousands of Somali people have fled across to Kenya’s Dadaab camps due to extremist violence in Somalia and an “unrelented ” drought.

*Paromita Das Desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD) are factors driving migration, India said on Saturday at the UNCCD's 15th international conference in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. Jigmet Takpa, India's Joint…