drought in India

Once a thriving farming community, the villages of rural India now faced an alarming crisis. Rising suicide rates among farmers had aroused concern from experts and activists.

The recent data unveiled at the onset of COP28 climate talks in Dubai, reveals 23 countries, including India, declared drought emergencies.

In Kamrauli village of Pipradhi block located in Shivhar district, Bihar, only 30-40 per cent of paddy has been sown so far.

The gradual impacts of worsening droughts caused by climate change could force around 145 million people in the Global South to relocate within their own countries by 2050.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Aridity Anomaly Outlook Index revealed that about 78 per cent of India's districts are experiencing drought-like conditions from May 11-17.

Indian States Face the Most Drought; Drought is one of those natural events that affect not just the area and its citizens but specifically

The Northeast region of India, despite receiving the heaviest monsoon rains in the country, is increasingly becoming

The distortion of the water cycle, particularly its extremes (droughts and rains), will be among the consequences of climate change in the future. 

A new study by the Oxford School of Geography said that more than 90% of the world's population is projected to face increased risks due to the combined impacts of extreme heat and drought.

More frequent and prolonged droughts caused by rising global temperatures pose significant risks to people and ecosystems around the world.