Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 10:23
With several states reeling under a drought-like situation as they await the monsoon, experts have pointed out that not enough is being done to deal with the situation arising out of scanty rainfall.
Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2009, 20:02
For a country like India where agriculture contributes 18% of the gross domestic product, but is a source of income to over two-thirds of the nation’s 1.1 billion population, drought is an evil word.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 20:51
The government will provide more than 100 days of jobs guaranteed to people in villages under its flagship NREGA scheme to help mitigate any suffering caused by the drought, according to Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2009, 21:53
The Centre today asked the states affected by drought to study the depth and magnitude of distress and submit a memorandum to be eligible for assistance out of the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF).
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