Tag Drought
DROUGHT DUTY: WHAT AND HOW? 26th May -15th July 2016 What is Drought Duty? Drought Duty is a chance for young people to take action in drought relief in affected rural areas. · First,… Continue Reading →
Source : Last Updated: Mon, Oct 07, 2013 13:20 hrs Sangli (Maharashtra), Oct 7 (IANS) Septuagenarian farmer Ganesh Hatade’s joy knows no bounds. As long as he can remember, he has only seen terrible drought in this part of Maharashtra…. Continue Reading →
Ketaki Ghoge , Hindustan times , April 4, 2013 MUMBAI: The drought looming in one-third of the state has been compared to that in 1972. Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, among others, termed it as worse than the one the… Continue Reading →
P. Sainath, The Hindu MAN-MADE DROUGHT: In Maharashtra, even tigers do not have “an attached forest reserve.” A hoarding on the Mumbai-Pune Highway. Photo: P. Sainath MAN-MADE DROUGHT: In rural Maharashtra, you take water when you find it, wherever you… Continue Reading →
Linah Baliga, TNN Aug 1, 2012, MUMBAI: Having failed to make artificial rains despite 160 attempts in 2009, the civic body will resort to the same technique this year to make for the shortfall. On Thursday, the Brihanmumbai… Continue Reading →
Press Release Hyderabad —The Human Rights Forum (HRF) calls upon the government to bring about a comprehensive ‘Drought Relief Code’. It should encompass measures that must be implemented towards effective drought relief and mitigation. The duties of the State to… Continue Reading →