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  Impact of drought on economy pegged at Rs 6,50,000 crore

  May 11, 2016 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: Drought in 10 states is estimated to impact the economy by at least Rs 6,50,000 crore as about 33 crore people across 256 districts are facing the grave situation, a study has revealed.

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  SC asks centre to devise national policy to tackle drought

  India | May 11, 2016 13:19 IST

  The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to create a disaster mitigation fund to tackle drought-like situation and directed the Agriculture Ministry to hold a meeting within a week with affected states like Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana to assess the co

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  One-fourth population, over 1 lakh villages drought-hit: Govt

  India | May 11, 2016 8:31 IST

  Over one lakh villages in 313 districts of 13 states, sheltering roughly one-fourth of India's population, have been affected by drought and scarcity of drinking water, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

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  UP seeks Rs 11,000 cr to tackle drought as Akhilesh Yadav meets PM Modi

  Politics | May 07, 2016 19:12 IST

  With Uttar Pradesh hit by a severe drought, its Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today sought nearly Rs 11,000 crore from the Centre

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  PM Modi invites CMs of UP, Maha, Karnataka to discuss drought

  Politics | May 05, 2016 22:12 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka here on Saturday for discussions on drought and water-scarcity situation which has hit these states badly. The Chief Ministers

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  No Latur-like relief for drought-hit Bundelkhand, UP govt refuses Centre’s water-train

  India | May 05, 2016 15:11 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government in the state refusing to accept the water wagons sent through the Indian railways as a relief measure from the Centre.

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  Declare drought a national emergency, Kailash Satyarthi urges PM Modi

  India | May 03, 2016 22:14 IST

  New Delhi: Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately declare drought as a "national emergency" in view of the rising numbers of children in rural areas affected and

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  News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day

  India | May 02, 2016 20:19 IST

  Important stories of the day

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  Congress to gherao Parliament on May 6 over Uttarakhand, drought issues

  Politics | April 30, 2016 15:40 IST

  New Delhi: Amid escalating confrontation with the government, Congress today announced a gherao of Parliament on May 6 to highlight issues like Uttarakhand, drought and the campaign of "deceit and deliberate lies" against opposition. Party

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  Inter-linking of rivers can tackle drought: Uma Bharti

  Politics | April 29, 2016 21:46 IST

  Uma Bharati today made a strong pitch for focusing on inter-linking of rivers (ILR) to tackle drought as she referred to water crisis in Maharashtra's Latur.

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  Tal and Koregaon: Aamir Khan adopts two drought hit villages in Maharashtra

  Bollywood | April 20, 2016 14:34 IST

  Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has adopted two villages in the drought-hit Marathwada region - Tal and Koregaon.

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  50 wagon ‘water express’ carrying 25 lakh litres reaches parched Latur

  India | April 20, 2016 13:33 IST

  Mumbai: After nine trips by a 10-wagon water train, a 50-wagon water train carrying 25 lakh litre water reached parched Latur today. The train, christened 'Jaldoot', left Miraj in western Maharashtra at around 11

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  33 crore people in 12 states hit by drought: Centre tells SC

  India | April 20, 2016 8:15 IST

  The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that 256 districts with a population of about 33 crore spread over 12 states are affected by the drought.

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  Selfie-row: Was only taking pictures of water at a dry place, clarifies Pankaja Munde

  Politics | February 21, 2023 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: Facing flak over selfies she clicked in drought-hit Latur region, Maharashtra Water Conservation Minister Pankaja Munde today clarified that she was really happy to have found water in such a dry place and

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  IPL row: No matches in drought-hit Maharashtra post April 30, rules HC

  India | April 13, 2016 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: In what may come as a relief to the drought-hit state of Maharashtra, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) today told the court that it is ready to supply more

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  IPL row: Bombay HC asks if matches can be shifted out of Pune

  Cricket | April 12, 2016 20:22 IST

  Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today asked the BCCI if it could consider shifting of the IPL matches out of Pune in view of the ongoing water crisis in the state. The query came when

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  Relief in sight, IMD predicts above normal rainfall across India this year

  April 12, 2016 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: In an indication that the drought spell that many parts of India have been reeling under for the past two years may come to an end, the India Meteorological Department today said that

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  Cereal output to fall 41%, pulses 11%, Maharashtra farm crisis deepens

  India | April 12, 2016 7:29 IST

  The production of cereals is projected to fall 41 percent and pulses 11 percent, as agricultural growth in Maharashtra is set to decline 2.7 percentfor the year 2015-16, after deficient rainfall in 278 of 355

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  Govt to send teams to drought-affected areas to asses water availability: Uma Bharti

  India | April 08, 2016 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: Central Water Commission (CWC) teams will be sent to drought-affected areas across the country to assess availability of water and prepare reports based on the information collected, Union Minister Uma Bharti said today.

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  Maharashtra drought: Latur to get water by train in 15 days

  India | April 07, 2016 18:22 IST

  Latur: Water will be brought to Latur district by trains in the next 15 days while prohibitory orders were clamped near water supply spots in Parbhani town to prevent any violence as authorities grapple with