Farmers and Labourers Await Compensation in Drought hit Haveri By Jyotsna Richhariya 11 Apr 2024 The droughts in Haveri have affected the labourers and farmers drastically with crop losses and forced migration. Haveri has reported the highest number of suicides with 84 cases. Read More
Paani Bai, The Water Wives of India By Ground Report 05 Jan 2024 Explore how Denganmal, a Maharashtra village, fights its water crisis by forming 'water wives' - polygamy - to fetch water. #WaterWives Read More
Climate change and droughts: Why Indian farmers are taking their own lives? By Ground report 05 Dec 2023 A research report from IIED has uncovered a disturbing trend: climate change is causing a rise in farmer suicides in rural India. Read More
Drought Map: 23 countries in emergency, including India By Ground report 01 Dec 2023 The recent data unveiled at the onset of COP28 climate talks in Dubai, reveals 23 countries, including India, declared drought emergencies. Read More
Drought in Madhya Pradesh: compensation, debt trap, and agitation By Sanavver Shafi 10 Sep 2023 50% of Kharif crops damaged in MP due to drought. Every year farmers suffer losses and insurance companies do not give claims. Read More
Drought like situation in Bihar’s flood prone areas By Ground report 01 Aug 2023 In Kamrauli village of Pipradhi block located in Shivhar district, Bihar, only 30-40 per cent of paddy has been sown so far. Read More
How droughts can leave people with nowhere to go? By groundreportdesk 14 Jun 2023 The gradual impacts of worsening droughts caused by climate change could force around 145 million people in the Global South Read More
Drought crisis hits over 500 districts in India: IMD's latest report By Ground Report 18 May 2023 The India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Aridity Anomaly Outlook Index revealed that about 78 per cent of India's districts Read More
Which are the Indian States that Face the Most Drought? By Soumya Gupta 06 May 2023 Indian States Face the Most Drought; Drought is one of those natural events that affect not just the area and its citizens but specifically Read More
Horn of Africa faces worst drought, worsened by climate change By Ground report 27 Apr 2023 A new study published Thursday reveals that the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa, which includes Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya Read More