Drought but why: Deciphering the disaster in detail

Decades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch. Click here to read more

Across Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers. Here’s more

One-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall. For more, go here

Despite 40 years of efforts and huge resource allocation, drought continues to hit the same districts over and again. Click here for details

Below-normal rainfall and drought-like situation for seven years pushing out youth for livelihood. Click here to read more

For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand. Read the entire story

Primarily a rain dependant state, Jharkhand is witnessing deficient rainfall for the past few years now and even its relatively well-off farmers are becoming daily-wage workers. For the full story, click here

Between October last year and February this year, the state government has declared 151 talukas and 268 revenue circle as drought-hit. Here’s the full story

Study shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases. Read the entire story