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 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.
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.