Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis urges Centre for increased financial aid as drought impacts cotton, soybean, tur crops

Oct 11, 2026

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met a central drought assessment team led by Central Joint Secretary Muktanand Agarwal and sought increased financial assistance from...

Govt must plan early imports, crop support to contain Maharashtra drought impact: Experts

Sep 29, 2026

Maharashtra's declaration of drought across 265 of its 358 taluks, covering roughly 74 per cent of the state's agricultural land, is expected to put...

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...