maharashtra drought

As elections approach in Maharashtra, over 70% of its districts are facing a serious drought crisis. Both rural areas and cities

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.

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

In water-scarce regions, droughts pose a critical challenge to urban water security for low-income households. Droughts reduce water availability, forcing water providers to invest in additional supplies or implement costly short-term emergency measures.

Since 2000, the number and duration of droughts have increased by 29%. That's just one of many worrying facts revealed by a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

The impacts of climate change are already being seen in many places on the planet, with India being one of the most curious cases because, according to the latest information from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The recent data released by the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) shows, one-fifth of India (21.06% of the land area) is facing a drought-like situation, about 62 percent more than last year.