Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought

Nov 19, 2021

Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help...

Pakistan faces severe water crisis, hydropower drops sharply

Mar 19, 2025

Major reservoirs have reached dead levels due to the nation's severe water scarcity caused by the ongoing drought. According to a post from Samaa...

Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership secures USD 2.15 bn in commitments

Dec 03, 2024

Saudi Arabia, as the host of the UNCCD COP16, has announced the Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership, pledging USD 2.15 billion to assist the...

India vs Australia: Shubman Gill's run drought in white ball continues, fails to make an impact in 3rd T20I

Nov 02, 2025

Indian T20 vice-captain Shubman Gill's run drought continued as he struggled to make an impact in the third T20I against Australia in Hobart, falling...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah thanks Supreme Court for ordering release of drought relief assistance

Apr 27, 2024

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah thanked the Supreme Court on Friday for ordering the release of drought relief assistance from the Union Government for the...

'Farmers' interests to be protected': K'taka CM Siddaramaiah's advice to central team amid drought-like situation in state

Oct 05, 2023

Explaining the drought situation in the state, the Chief Minister said that 195 taluks have been declared drought-prone as per the central guidelines. Another...