Activists of Bharatiya Kissan Sangha, district unit staged a protest here on Monday, demanding to make arrangement to combat dry spell and also for the fulfilment of their various demands, in front of assistant commissioner

Pune Former member of Maharashtra State Planning Board H M Desarda has proposed that the government incorporate

As we observe Earth Day tomorrow, it becomes imperative to learn from micro-level examples of drought proofing in Karnataka. Governments must believe in communities, says Shree Padre

A farm development scheme hurts farmers, favours industry The Centre recently came up with a new-fangled scheme for Maharashtra

Under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, the Central government sanctioned 17,500 plastic-lined farm ponds in Maharashtra and allocated Rs 80 crore. To prevent the use of sub-standard plastic film, a committee was formed with representation from NABARD and various plastic technology bodies. The committee finalized three companies

The monsoons came late over the semi-arid regions of central India this year.

While several farming villages suffered from drought, Kothapally village in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh had water in their wells for drinking and irrigating crops.
Empowering people

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and a consortium of partners including international, national, governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) empowered the people of Kothapally to cope with drought for more than nine years through community watersheds.