Drought

Meet the river older than the dinosaurs: This ancient water body has existed on Earth for 400 million years

A river in Australia may have been flowing for 300 to 400 million years, long before dinosaurs existed. How did the ancient Finke River survive dramatic geological changes for so long?

Namibia to kill over 700 wild animals to feed its people amid severe drought, famine

The animals set to be killed include 83 elephants, 30 hippos, 60 buffaloes, 50 impalas, 100 blue wildebeest, 300 zebras, and 100 elands. Over 157 animals have already been culled in the African country, yielding about 63 tons of meat.

Water crisis: Nashik women risk life to scrape water off deep dry well. Watch

'We live in Nashik district and there is no water in our village. Every day, some woman or the other climbs down into the well because there has been no rain, hence there is no water. In doing so, they risk their lives to fetch water from the well,' a villager said.

The mounting strains on global shipping

Pirate attacks, Middle East instability and drought are causing disruption and congestion at the world’s ports

Karnataka approaches SC against Centre seeking release of NDRF grants to tackle drought

In October last year, a Central team came to the state conducted an inspection and submitted an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) report to the union government.

Water crisis: Karnataka has no not seen such a severe drought in 3-4 decades: Deputy CM

Shivakumar said the government has taken "things under its control" and arranged tankers to supply water.

India boosts AI in weather forecasts as floods, droughts increase

Global warming has triggered more intense clashes of weather systems in India in recent years, increasing extreme weather events, which the independent Centre for Science and Environment estimates have killed nearly 3,000 people this year.

Karnataka CM asks district in-charge ministers to submit drought situation report on Nov 15

The Chief Minister's office released the proceedings' for the ministers on Friday which said drinking water requirements for people, cattle, agriculture and industries, fodder, employment scenario, drought relief distribution and various measures to deal with drought in the state have already been discussed in the cabinet meeting.

Maharashtra government declares drought in 40 talukas

The government would urgently seek necessary assistance from the Centre even as the Relief and Rehabilitation Department has been directed to quickly decide on the appropriate relief for the affected areas.

Farmers in Karnataka have incurred loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka farmers suffered a Rs 30,000 crore loss from this year's drought, says Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Karnataka urges Centre to increase employment days to 150 under national scheme as state faces severe drought

The state government has demanded that the Union government should release approximately Rs 475 crore, which has not been paid to the labourers who were employed under the MGNREGS.

120 dolphins found dead in Brazil's Amazon river as water temperature nears 40 degrees. Video

Authorities said that even more acute droughts are expected over the next couple of weeks, which could result in more dolphin deaths,

India's power demand hits five-year high in September: CRISIL

CRISIL MI&A expects power demand to increase 9-10 percent on-year in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, and to rise 5 percent on-year over the full year.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people

The drought is forecast to last longer and be more intense because of El Niño climate phenomenon, which inhibits the formation of rain clouds, the civil defence authority said.

Hiware Bazar village emerges as an oasis amid spectre of drought in Maharashtra

Under the guidance of water conservation activist Popatrao Baguji Pawar, this village maintains a water budget and crop pattern to ensure supply around the year

In Pics: Water shortage and drought in Iraq threatens farmers’ livelihood

Najaf has some of the worst water quality in all of Iraq. As the river runs south, untreated wastewater and chemical fertiliser dumped into it upstream makes the water increasingly unfit for consumption.