Rainfall pattern changing due to climate change, paddy producing states witnessing low rainfall: Govt tells Parliament
Rainfall pattern changing due to climate change, paddy producing states witnessing low rainfall: Govt tells Parliament

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences admitted in the Parliament that the rainfall pattern in the country is getting erratic. It mentioned that the top paddy producing states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing declining trends in rainfall in between 1989-2018.

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences admitted in the Parliament that the rainfall pattern in the country is getting erratic. It mentioned that the top paddy producing states such as West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing declining trends in rainfall in between 1989-2018.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exalts zero budget farming, while farmers in Maharashtra stare at another year of crop losses
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman exalts zero budget farming, while farmers in Maharashtra stare at another year of crop losses

By Nidhi Jamwal

Because of a delayed monsoon, a decline in kharif sowing of pulses by 93%, soybean by 93% and oilseeds by 91% in Maharashtra. An overall kharif sowing area decline across the country, too.

Because of a delayed monsoon, a decline in kharif sowing of pulses by 93%, soybean by 93% and oilseeds by 91% in Maharashtra. An overall kharif sowing area decline across the country, too.

Drought-prone areas expanding in Maharashtra amidst faltering rainfall: Study
Drought-prone areas expanding in Maharashtra amidst faltering rainfall: Study

By गाँव कनेक्शन

As per the findings of a recent study, water bodies in and around the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra are fast diminishing which is causing a dip in the groundwater levels. The experts mention that the situation poses serious challenges for the agrarian communities susceptible to catastrophic effects of droughts on various crops such as sorghum, pearl millet, sugarcane, and others.

As per the findings of a recent study, water bodies in and around the drought-prone Marathwada region of Maharashtra are fast diminishing which is causing a dip in the groundwater levels. The experts mention that the situation poses serious challenges for the agrarian communities susceptible to catastrophic effects of droughts on various crops such as sorghum, pearl millet, sugarcane, and others.

विपक्ष पर सुषमा का जोरदार हमला, बोला- मोदी ने सम्मान दिलाया, नेहरू ने सिर्फ कमाया
विपक्ष पर सुषमा का जोरदार हमला, बोला- मोदी ने सम्मान दिलाया, नेहरू ने सिर्फ कमाया

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Do embankments cause floods or prevent floods? Experts are divided
Do embankments cause floods or prevent floods? Experts are divided

By Daya Sagar

Around 73% of Bihar’s total geographical area is prone to floods as plains of the state, which are close to Nepal, are drained by a number of rivers that have their catchments in the Himalayas of Nepal. These rivers and their tributaries carry high levels of discharge and sediment load, which are deposited on the plains of Bihar thus causing floods

Around 73% of Bihar’s total geographical area is prone to floods as plains of the state, which are close to Nepal, are drained by a number of rivers that have their catchments in the Himalayas of Nepal. These rivers and their tributaries carry high levels of discharge and sediment load, which are deposited on the plains of Bihar thus causing floods

Early floods followed by drought and now Cyclone Sitrang — farmers in Bangladesh hit from all sides
Early floods followed by drought and now Cyclone Sitrang — farmers in Bangladesh hit from all sides

By Rafiqul Islam Montu

Twelve days before the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, Cyclone Sitrang hurtled through coastal Bangladesh on October 24 night, leaving paddy fields submerged and millions displaced.

Twelve days before the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as COP27, Cyclone Sitrang hurtled through coastal Bangladesh on October 24 night, leaving paddy fields submerged and millions displaced.

Kharif paddy lost to drought, no resources to sow rabi wheat, say farmers in Jharkhand
Kharif paddy lost to drought, no resources to sow rabi wheat, say farmers in Jharkhand

By Ashwini K Shukla

This year, drought in 22 out of 24 districts in Jharkhand was so distressing that hundreds of thousands of farmers are unable to invest in the next crop cycle. They depend on food rations from the government for survival and hope for a quick settlement of their compensation claims. A ground report from Palamu district.

This year, drought in 22 out of 24 districts in Jharkhand was so distressing that hundreds of thousands of farmers are unable to invest in the next crop cycle. They depend on food rations from the government for survival and hope for a quick settlement of their compensation claims. A ground report from Palamu district.

In drought-hit Marathwada, locked homes, parched crops greet visitors
In drought-hit Marathwada, locked homes, parched crops greet visitors

By Shubham Koul

Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer

Many farmers in the region have locked their homes and are gone. Parched crops and dry hand pumps greet visitors. There is no water; none to drink, none for irrigation. Maharashtra's Marathwada region, heartland of farmer deaths, is going through a devastating summer

India’s e-waste generation has more than doubled in 5 years — here’s why it’s worrying
India’s e-waste generation has more than doubled in 5 years — here’s why it’s worrying

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Union government has informed the Parliament that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, India’s electronic-waste generation has increased from roughly 0.7 million tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes. Read on to know about the environmental and health impact of e-waste which is on a constant increase.

The Union government has informed the Parliament that between 2017-18 and 2021-22, India’s electronic-waste generation has increased from roughly 0.7 million tonnes to 1.6 million tonnes. Read on to know about the environmental and health impact of e-waste which is on a constant increase.

Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite
Trapped between the Ghaghara and its embankment, UP villagers face annual displacement and yearn for respite

By Virendra Singh

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

Every year, as many as 100,000 villagers in Barabanki relocate to temporary shelters when the Ghaghara river inundates their villages and destroys their crops. These rural residents are trapped between the embankments of the river built for flood control. Villages like Tepra are washed away and for the past three years now, people are living on an embankment awaiting compensation and rehabilitation. Will the UP election results change their fate? A ground report.

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