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A major drought report reveals severe global hotspots, from Europe to Africa. The impacts are devastating lives, food systems, and economies. Latest , Extreme Weather

India | The droughts in Haveri have affected the labourers and farmers drastically with crop losses and forced migration. Haveri has reported the highest number of suicides with 84 cases.

Explore how Denganmal, a Maharashtra village, fights its water crisis by forming ‘water wives’ – polygamy – to fetch water. #WaterWives

Environment Stories | Agriculture A research report from IIED has uncovered a disturbing trend: climate change is causing a rise in farmer suicides in rural India.

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

On Ground | 50% of Kharif crops are damaged in MP due to drought. Every year farmers suffer losses and insurance companies do not give claims.

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 Environment Stories | Extreme Weather

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Aridity Anomaly Outlook Index revealed that about 78 per cent of India’s Environment Stories | Extreme Weather

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