KISHAPU Municipal Council has managed to reduce the impact of drought by empowering communities in affected areas with capacity building skills as well as facilitate projects that both increase the

CLOSE to 418 000 people affected by drought in Namibia will start receiving government assistance from May, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on Friday.

Government has availed N$300 million to implement interim drought measures while the final drought assessment report is being concluded.

California Governor Jerry Brown signed emergency legislation on Friday that fast-tracks over $1 billion in funding for drought relief and water infrastructure within the parched state.

As California copes with a fourth straight year of drought, Gov.

NAGPUR: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday announced an unprecedented relief package of Rs 7,000 crore for drought-hit farmers, mainly from Vidarbha and Marathwada regions.

Monday, November 24, 2014 - Hyderabad—Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro Sohail Adeeb Bachani has said the government has declared calamity in 116 Dehs of 20 Union Councils of Kotri, Sehwan, Manjhand and

After declaring drought in 44 of Uttar Pradesh’s 75 districts, the Samajwadi Party government on Thursday raised a demand for Central assistance of Rs 6138.42 crore to compensate affected farmers.

With Uttar Pradesh missing a date with monsoon this year, Uttar Pradesh Government has declared 44 districts as drought affected asking the district magistrates to start relief work at the earlies

Following the Supreme Court's approval, the Sri Lankan government will resume its drought relief program in the Moneragala district of Uva Province from Monday.