Coffee plantation owners in Brazil heaved a sigh of relief after the much-awaited spring showers lashed the parched country. The showers came after

The United Nations Children's Fund (unicef), in a drive against polio in Pakistan, will provide a high potency vitamin for children under five years. The aim of the programme is to eliminate

The wildebeest population at Serengeti National Park, has not reco

THE drought which hit the us recently may extend to the next year, John Kelly, director, National Weather Service has said. Dan Glickman, agriculture secretary, has declared Connecticut "a farm

Meteorologists have warned that the current drought in Uganda is likely to worsen in the coming months and called on the government to formulate

from Virginia to Massachusetts, extending even as far west as Ohio, exceptionally dry weather conditions threaten eastern United States with drought. The National Weather Service has blamed the

if the drought-like situation persists in Tripura, there is a danger of the state facing a famine. Three members of a tribal family at Wakhiraipara in west Tripura have already committed suicide

A major rice variety in Bangladesh is being threatened by drought. "Our hopes for a quick

Urban dwellers spend 80 per cent to 90 per cent of their time indoors in an environment that is dange

A gene that controls drought